Good purchasing power for you.  

Buy real estate as soon as you can, the longer you wait the more of the power to accumulate wealth you give up. 

***Ok ill be glad to talk you thru this BUYING SMART part, on the phone...you will be amazed at the knowledge and power you have to buy SMART once you activate your Brokers License.Ill send you a colleague request and we can talk any Tues or Thurs-- i allocate those days for helping beginner investors.

I haven't had a lot of construction experience but I've been dabbling quite a bit with power tools and use youtube like a pro.

If so, I would discuss with neighbor about letting you (read: sweat equity) power wash it and stain/seal it.  

What if there is a short overlap in time that you are in escrow on both before you are able to cancel the contract with A?.I

Does each "unit" have separate water, gas, and power or do they have shared meters?

I did use a team of contractors to get things done a I am not so good with those kinds of things, not yet anyways!

Thanks everyone.I will have to look up the information on the BWI meetup as i have not seen anything for that yet maybe i can come this week depending on the @Ned CareyI am located right in the Canton area downtown @James A. i will have to check out REIA, i have been looking at REI Consulting groups houses they have been posting and running formulas i made in excel to get in the habit to see if it is worth the money or not.  

By using software or list sources, you are essentially outsourcing this analytical process and depriving yourself of an education that you can build on for years to come.