Hi BP community,I am new to BiggerPockets and thought it'd be good time to introduce myself, cause I will be here for awhile;) My name is Jarett Tigges, I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently attend the university here studying Mechanical Engineering (I graduate in May).

We are having a structural engineer come out next month to do an assessment to provide a written report just for peace of mind and to ease buyer's minds when we look to sell in 10-20 years.

(By the way I'm a Civil Engineer so my broker definitely knows better than I do in that kind of transactions). 

I have 12 years of experience in the land surveying and civil engineering world.

Here's a bit of my background and what has brought me here.While serving in the US Navy as a Seabee (civil engineer corps), I decided to separate after my first enlistment as it was not what I had hoped it would be.

I have personally rehabbed every aspect solo with the exception of drywall (yuck) and removing load bearing walls (had engineering plans drafted)What was the outcome?

I am an experienced construction manager/engineer in telecom, I was also a tradesman in my youth, so the estimating, and working with a GC will not be new to me, but I am need of seeing the whole process play out.

My day job is a software engineer but I am looking to expand my comfort zone and thereby work towards my financial independence. 

Maybe on a future post if anyone cares I will elaborate on my realtor/lender/contractor headache because it would be a lottttttttttt of typing haha.SPECIFICS:-list price: $75,000-purchase price: $70,500-loan type: conventional renovation loan - 5% down payment/have to live the property for a year-Reno cost: $12,700-Total price: $83,200-Cash invested: $9760Structural engineer inspection $450- Home inspection $350- Earnest money $2,000- down payment $4160 (5% of $83,200) closing costs $2800.- Appraised value: $124,000!

Architects and engineers are in the front line of growth.