During that time I'll get my RE licence and begin raising funds for fix and flips / buy and holds by building a strong traditional wholesaling and wholesaling lease options business.Any advice, referrals,....words of encouragement?... 

I've tried the traditional real estate agent route for over 1.5 years without any luck. 

I chose to VR landlord vs traditional landlord on my condo because it just makes sense.

If you are using traditional financing then a hard inquiry is ran against your credit -- this means that you can shop your loan around under that same inquiry.  

I think you should buy him a copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad

Now I may not understand the nature of the question since it is possible you are purchasing this property via non traditional means.  

From a lending perspective, you would be much better off if she was hired to a traditional W2 job. 

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We do a lot of work in flood zones and from what I've heard regarding "stilts"(we call them pilings) is you're looking at 20-30k extra over a traditional slab with a crawl space....Most of our footings are within a couple feet of sea level so we've never needed pilings but if you're indeed that deep you defintiely can't pour a footing on top of muck.....The other concern is flood insurance - the lower your first floor elevation the higher the flood insurance - I'd imagine if your first floor is under 10' the insurance would be astronomical.....your best bet is to talk to an engineer, get a survey, and go from there.

During that time I'll get my RE licence and begin raising funds for fix and flips / buy and holds by building a strong traditional wholesaling and wholesaling lease options business.Any advice, referrals,....words of encouragement?...