There are plenty of more recent and more comparable homes that he refused to use.

I finally pulled the trigger in 2018 (despite having plenty of fears and not knowing everything).

There are plenty of list broker sites one of which is Listsource.

I would check out the western suburbs in your search, plenty of flipping deals in places like Berwyn and Oak Park.

Our Market is still very affordable, rentals still fit the 1% rule, properties from light rehabs to full gut, great profit margin and plenty of inventory. 

Even if you could not receive traditional financing there are plenty of options out there that will have no seasoning, can be a permanent loan, and allow you to scale reasonably well. 

You will be drinking a lot of coffee!

All in all Tampa is a great place to invest since it has beautiful beaches and plenty of nightlife for every type of buyer/renter. 

If they are any decent they have plenty of work besides your project.

I would strongly urge you to graduate straight to an accounting software package, rather than try to craft your own using spreadsheets.We use QuickBooks Online, but there are plenty of tools out there that are inexpensive and easy to use.Time spent getting organized now will save you thousands of dollars in rework by an accountant or bookkeeper later.