I've played in the auctions.Mike

These came into play significantly when crunching numbers.

I am brand new to real estate.

(not counting the renovation) I think it's tough to find a deal like this in Chicago on the North Side, where you can sleep peacefully at night and not worry about someone breaking in, or a drunk and disorderly, including being located in a  highly rated school district...I understand appreciation, and gambling on neighborhood gentrification isn't a primary concern of mine, this is a risk-free, safe return play.

I also spent two years as the Creative Director for a talent management company where I oversaw the branding and project roll out of our clients.  

If everything is brand new (which it should be for turnkey), then your capex is much smaller.

To make matters worse, a friend of mine likes to annoy me with bird puns all day, but I soon realized that toucan play that game.

Hey there BP, I'm brand new to site .

So now we are an old house in between 2 brand new amazing townhomes and we don’t wanna give the opportunity away to an investor, when we feel competent to do the same.

In this case, I'd would personally be inclined to keep the home as a long-term play.