In my situation, a professional clean up crew repaired everything and also didn't find any mold inside of walls before starting the cleanup and new flooring and dry walls were installed and it was over ten years ago.

Actionable items - get your finances in order, make sure that your wife is on the same page, and start having conversations with professionals (lenders, other investors, agents, etc.)Be okay not knowing things...just ask dumb questions.

This has been a hot topic, raising both concerns and questions among professionals and consumers alike.

Looking forward to hearing and learning from all of you on this exciting journey!

So it distills down to skillset and knowledge and professional services then?

I would also hire a Home Inspector that is local to the property you are buying so that at least you can have some sort of "professional eyes" on the property.Hiring a home inspector might be more cost-beneficial to you too. 

Too much cash sitting idle- Townhouse - appreciation has underperformed Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Good evening,I’m starting my investment journey one house at a time in Alabama.

As I go forth in my investing journey, the cost of dealing with these headaches has gone up (aka, I charge MORE for dealing with these problems).  

I ask because I’d like to hire a professional to help aid and assist me in building my first one for my property?