He sold me a home for $225,000 that he purchased for less than half of that and said he will be putting in $100,000 worth of rehab work and thats why he was charging me so much more. 

I purchased it mere days before it was going to auction.

I have purchased OOS rental properties but always used an agent.

Best there is at navigating the complex landscape out here and helping you make the right purchase to be competitive in the STR market. 

Above is picture from original listing purchase.

I purchased the house for $145,000 and they were asking for $180,000.

Purchase price: $525,500 Cash invested: $40,000 Sale price: $658,000 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven, in collaboration with MH Property Solutions, successfully completed a fix-and-flip on Rick Rd, Reading, PA 19607.

In addition buying an existing ADU has the following advantages over building one 1) typically pay less for the ADU than the cost of doing a hands off ADU addition 2) get RE purchase financing which is superior to financing that is specific to the ADU addition.  3) there is no delay between financial outlay and income when purchasing an existing ADU.  

Specifically anyone who has purchased in the last 12 months.

I'm wanting to purchase and rehab or build in rural Ga but would like to talk to a good loan officer who can let me know if the location and me qualify for a USDA loan?