Thanks Derek for the advice that's really helpful, and yes as soon as she told me I shared my condolences and did ask a little bit about the situation but I didn't want to dig down too much to the point where it may be too personal for her to talk about to a stranger.I definitely like the part of continuously following up with her and building a relationship, that makes sense and once she is ready to sell then I think I will have a leg up on others.So my next step is to find out the ARV of the property through comps and like you said try to figure out how much repair cost it needs then make an offer.

Typically Charlotte is at the tip of the trends, and the rest of the country tends to follow the pattern that is set here first.

I found a potential deal that consists of the following: two 2 bed 1 bath single family houses on the same lot, but they have different addresses and separate utility meters.

I have following up:1.

I already plan to have it included in the lease and agreed upon but doesn't the water bill follow the owner of the home?

To your point, we just finished a VA refinance on our primary following renovation.  

(Follow @Naomi Pinger because she organizes them.)4.

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Landlord tenant codes are a PITA, but if you know them and follow them (along with construction code).

Yes, the insight Paul provided in this episode will certainly help those of us that want to keep pushing and looking for more challenges/opportunities.