Welcome Berny to BP, I'm also an experienced investor and mainly look for deals North of Buckhead and the Northwest quadrant including Cobb, North Fulton west of 400, Bartow, Cherokee counties.

The main and long term goal is to become a real estate investor, but obviously you need to have capital and knowledge about what you're investing into before you start.

It was a foreclosure that allowed me to do some (mainly cosmetic) upgrades and sell for a profit.

I think I am mainly interested in buy & hold properties.

So let me get this straight, FHA will only consider so much of1) seller concessions part of your up front costs with their loans because they want to provide financial assistance towards mainly the purchase price of the home(?)

It's a small building, and the little hall of conference rooms is right off the main entrance. 

When I speak of using alternative building methods, I don't really feel compelled to maintain the current aesthetic level or identity associated with the concept.This is the main reason I want to go with the cookie cutter approach to building these.  

There are many ancillary benefits to being licensed also.  

My main goal right now is to try and find a mentor to help fill in some gaps as I stumble through this first lesson.

When you visit their home, you can begin to connect with them emotionally and find the main reason they are trying to sell and offer a solution to that.