Finding good contractors has always been difficult, its the hardest part of this business, and with new home builders working again they are sucking up a lot of the quality people and driving up prices.

There are many factors that someone who works in the market daily will understand that a computer program simply won't.

I will likely just adjust the offer to cover the $ amount the seller would receive in rent.There are two factors that concern me in the potential difficulty in getting the tenants to vacate the property, 1 is they are paying very cheap rent for the stats of the home and 2 the grow room obviously was constructed with considerable effort which I anticipate may influence them to dig their heels in and potentially squat illegally. 

As a one-man band, Drive for dollars. write letters.

It's an easier drive than the midwest and Birmingham is a great cash flow market.Best of luck!

The loan itself is about 1/2% higher than a normal fha loan.Over $35 k requires a consultant which adds another wheel to the cog, but probably good for most buyers.Both loans add a10% contingency factor on to the rehab budget. 

$15-$20k is a good assessment of repairs to factor in as that is what our average, if not a little more always ends up being.  

During the day I’m working as a carpenter all over the state of Rhode Island, which usually puts me 30-50min drive to the house.

Today I was driving past one of my bandit sign locations.

I was driving there and he asked to meet me at an intersection near where he works.