What are the areas with high concentration of blue collar workers to fulfill the above-referenced projects? 

It needs a good amount of work, mostly cosmetic stuff, but the price was right at $20K and we felt it would be a great learning project. 

It doesn't mean you did something wrong.Great Job on a project.

Thanks for the input and best of luck on your project.

I am near some rather large redevelopment projects and investors have been flipping homes in the area for the past 3 years.

I'm not so interested in purchasing a home that requires a year or more of project work for income generation, particularly in a space that I want to feel good coming home to.

My first project/deal will be house hacking or finding a property that is undervalued and we can live in while building equity.

Check out http://bridgetownhomebuyers.com/project/ for his upcoming deals.I've recently met two other very helpful guys that live locally.   

As the project progresses, if they aren’t hitting their milestones within the agreed upon schedule, ask them how they are going to accelerate their work and submit to you a recovery schedule to remedy.

Network a lot with agents and add value to them.You can find them yourself - but know that you are starting a marketing and sales company vs a project management company which I classify rehabbing to beYou can network with the people who do have marketing and sales companies (wholesalers), and add value to them.If I were you, I would find the wholesalers in your area, build a relationship, and figure out how you can buy from them.