@Patrick Daniel i actually did get one of those market analysis and it was quite impressive but honestly found it useless. not enough to warrant my time to go through. basically i found a property i liked, received the market analysis of comps in the same area with identical features and all that stuff and basically was 50+ pages. i already knew going in where i had to be at, but it was interesting to see that comprehensive report.....not familiar with a buyer's list but will do some research on that. i think with me being new and having specific criteria (e.g., no complete rehab), thought mls was the best route. interesting. 1 out of every 95-100 offers...interesting stat. 2 rejected offers on the same property, so a long way to go haha. it's very tiring to look at so many properties only to find maybe 1 that falls in your criteria and then only to get rejected. the waterfall of looking at properties to getting an offer accepted is demotivating when i take a step back and look at that conversion rate (i'm a digital marketer full time so i look at it from that perspective). thanks for the responses!

Basically meaning FEMA has no big reason why the flood zone just skims one of the buildings. 

I was told that if we got a basic pre-approval for 200+ thousand, then this could be arranged with most mortgage companies.

I lived and basically grew up in the Napa valley.. not saying this is Napa.. but long term hold could be the same.. buy some good grape ground..

But you need to know Basic RE valuation, your market, repair costs, and have a list of buyers (often investors) who are willing, ready and able to close. 

Leave the basics. do a detailed inventory for your stuff like an excel sheet with # and condition ( no scratches, stains, burns).

Actually, it's basically the motto of ponzy schemes, those are the only ones ever placing "guaranteed" returns above fed rate. 

Ill add a massive EMD.The ability to walk away from bidding wars.

Especially with this latest issue.I won't go into all the details because I could write a novel with it, but basically they threatened with lawsuits, our lawyer doesn't think they have a case but advised to offer them their some money(rent) just to get them out because it will most like be cheaper than going through lawsuit. 

I'm also a Veteran Marine.My first property: Long story short, I'm basically purchasing my parents house, because they're moving out of the country, at a big discount and will be renting it out.