After spending quite a long time of deciding how I intend to pursue financial freedom, I ran into a very young Real Estate Investor at an entrepreneurial workshop catering to military Veterans I attended in Austin, Texas late last year.

I intended to pay cash... until I ran the numbers.

Added bonus was having ongoing rent income during the remodel process.

Trying to team together as I am out of state and need folks there to assist with closing and tenant prep and ongoing maintenance issues.Thank you,Tim

I ran across this one and can't determine whether it was or was not a flip. 

Someone recently quoted me $150k/unit in a 20 unit Class A building in Raleigh, NC (rent were $1200/month) and I ran away. 

I ran into the same problem as you. 

Since you will have the final figures several days before closing, you should have plenty of time to get the bank check and be ready for the closing date.Additionally, you need to be aware of wire fraud, which is, unfortunately, an ongoing problem in today’s world.

I am planning on going down this week and look at some properties and I don't want to waste my time if it is not worth it.  

I don’t have any direct experience of this, but I’ve heard it can be $2-3/sqft, or even less than $1/sqft if you find a freelancer from any ongoing construction site.