I studied for my bachelor's in mechanical engineering and graduated fall of 2016.

Hard money is easy to find but what i have experienced just recently actually is that the deal has to be great because the cost of money and time are not on your side if the numbers are tight. 

As a general rule I only recommend portfolio loans to experienced landlords who already have at least 2 properties and preferably 5 years but at least 2 years of experience.

I need someone in the Tampa, FL location who is experienced in HUD $100 down program.

Has anyone ever experienced a declining rent environment?

They have also hired some new experienced personnel that should help alleviate the communications issues we were having, but we won't know for sure for several months. 

@Tiffany Alexy is an experienced REI agent in the Raleigh area who would be able to offer guidance.

I'm 47 and only recently started investing in real estate after a successful career as an Engineer (still my day job!). 

Alternatively, you could do something creative with it, like find an experienced investor, sell him half the equity in the place in exchange for paying for the upgrade/rehab, and co-own it with him.

Parcel is 0% stones, level, north-facing and totally shaded, soil class is Rains and Grifton but we'd most likely engineer a raised bed if that is appropriate for the plants and parcel.