Also Hawaii has some awesome tax energy credits.Of course I might be a little biased since I in Maui right now looking at the beach and waiting for our turkey dinner. 

Many empty lots in established neighborhoods, may have had a house that burned down or was torn down for another reason. 

Inside the premises we find damage from their burning candles for light (electricity turned off by power company for non-payment), smoke detectors dismantled, broken window, etc.

Anyways, the contract states that if for instance the house would burn down he would get my insurance money.

I am new to the investing "side" of the real estate community; as a young professional, I spent the first years of my career in the commercial site development and energy/utility sectors of civil engineering. 

I have always known real estate was the answer , I do not know why it took me so long to invest my energy into it.

We see many out of state investors get burned big time by thinking just because the price seems good, doesnt mean its a good investment.

its great that you have the energy to offer your time!

Not picking on youth, I was young once believe it or not, I also remember being naive, unaware, impressionable, being in a hurry full of energy, hungry for business and at times just being an idiot.

Murder, suicide, a 2 year old drowning, house burning down, sitting in a driveway with a shotgun in my hand holding off gang bangers, being assaulted by potential renters, drug dealing, drug growing, more lock outs than I can count, and you have the GALL to say I am afraid of a hanging rain gutter!