I have a few lenders that are in my area that I found through the HUD website that do 203k loans and I made sure that they had licenses to do business in the states I want to invest in after I have the first property under my belt.

Not super duper the most experienced at selling real estate (a service you do not need at present), but a decade under her belt doing the lawyer thing (advocating & negotiating and whatnot, which IS the service you need at present).Give Kim Evans a call.

Seems like to me you are buying at a good price, and if there is no chance of losing money, then go for it, and get that first one under your belt.

That way at least I have one of these under my belt and some investment experience for a lender to look at the next deal.

The more tools on the belt, the better (as long as you know how to use them!)

Congrats @DuRon Netsell on getting that first flip under your belt!

Weare not rich, so we returned very short on cash(unable to buy some essential things we got rid ofprior to moving, like a riding mower, snow blower,etc. things that we planned to purchase on ourreturn.)

After one deal (FHA owner-occ duplex) under my belt, I'm very aware that I'm still considered a "newbie", but I'm super excited about accelerating my growth, so I've got a question:Would it be better to pick up one SFR (student rental, to maximize use of bedrooms) every six months until I reach my freedom number, or buckle down and save up the down payment for another 2/3/4plex?  

One of my friends was telling me of a report that says in Georgia we have one of the most biggest shortages of inventory to demand in the country for houses right now.Any of the warm belt states are seeing pretty good growth.

You can always partner with people, use your funds to invest with others more experienced, look for different assets classes, or, and this I truly believe is the best, is add tools to your tool belt so that you can handcraft deals that fit your life and scenario.