My answers are based strictly on years of experience and "Facts".  

Set up your keyword alerts for your market (city, state, zip code, school district, major streets, monuments, etc).

It would also stated the irs code with it.

You can also go to code enforcement and tell them you have an unsafe building and you are the owner and are concerned for public safety.

How do I market to a specific neighborhood within a zip code?

Whatever you end up doing, take the MHU bootcamp, or at a minimum, buy their home study course to help navigate the waters of parks as I would recommend buying a city sewer and city sewer park if possible for park 1.Also, don't get me wrong about parks like this, if you just want something close by home and strictly for the cash flow , this could be something for you.

I want to strictly work for my family and family friends who flip houses on the side.

My down payment of 5% will be $3,000This leaves $5,000 left over for repair costs, and by reading up on what the FHA guidelines are and what they require for a house to Pass and be approved for " liveable " condition, I will almost certainly need more than $5,000 to do all of the repairs .Can someone shed some light please, as to how strict the FHA guidelines are , and what they will require , that Has to be done .

The caller said "Hi, I'm from code enforcement..."

Curt Davis yes I'm very familiar with the 2 zip codes I'm targeting.