Only to find he had been a member for only a couple of days and his contact info was hidden.

@Link McGinnis - My plan is to fix it up gradually over the next couple years and rent out the entire place.

They hope is they attend a state school and receive scholarships, but we are also planning for if that doesn't happen.

Write down your goals and read them a couple of times a day.  

Couple of things, you may not be able to convert the garage into a studio apartment, that depends on your zoning, and that goes for @Judy P. idea about splitting the property into two lots, it all depends on zoning and what you are allowed to put there, but if the typical lot is an acre or less, i think she has a good idea, i wouldn't sell just yet until you did some research. what town do you have the property in ?

I have a couple questions:1.

You can start attending REIAs and meetups in your area and connect with them there.

His cards will pay off in 5 years, the houses in 15 years and he still has a couple hundred a month per house for repiars and maintenance.

many times I will go "naked" on the insurance, since the flip will only be a couple of months.  

We have vacation rentals with lock-off feature in a few of our complexes here.Let me know if you would like a couple of examples.Aloha,Jeff