I got nailed years ago pulling an electrical circuit as an unlicensed electrician.

@Elliott Walker Welcome to the site, @Derek Jones hit the nail on the head with what wholesaling is up above.  

You nailed it Skylar (still tough for me).

To set it up, it would probably take me a month to get it going, it might talke someone else a year.But having done most everything at one time or another, I can tell you the easy money and the most profitable is in lending, not in painting, driving nails, collecting rents or doing quick flips.

Gregory hit the nail on the head as to the real reason behind the price adjustments......right after 9/11 anything within a 3hour drive of NYC went through the roof...especially rural tracts.  

I bought a black sharpie magnum($4) and a box of 1" roofing nails($6).

Trim is also much easier to paint before it is installed - after installation, you run around an putty nail heads, then touch-up the paint.We prefer to paint before putting down our finish flooring and, depending on the type of flooring, will floor before installing cabinets (you get better results).  

Its an important aspect, plus, since you are going with an FHA, it will be harder to find something that makes sense number wise, try to aim for deals with at least 2 - 4 units which usually provide an even better return once you leave from the property (if your goal is to live just 1 year in it) @Matthew Kwan @Carlos Valencia Just remember 3-4 unit FHA properties will require you to meet the FHA Self Sufficiency rule and that can be tough as nails or impossible in expensive west and east coast markets but luckily, conventional financing (fannie) came out with 95% LTV or 5% down up to 4 units with no restrictions as of 11/18/23.So you have an exit, prior if you blindly went into FHA 3-4 unit you'd get a rude awakening midway through your escrow or loan underwrite.

The only negatives so far that I see is that parking is not abundant,  but adequate and there is one vacancy which has interest but the current owner has been holding out for something other than a nail salon or supercuts which are both interested.

@Lori Valene hit the nail on the head here.