Has there been enough development downtown, in Johnson City, and along the Parkway that those units are preferred by students and soaking up the off-campus demand?

Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.

I was following along happily here until @Ivory Hayes idea of finding seller financing was dismissed completely and you can't wait 12 little months to refi.    12 months in the long game or real estate is a blip.If you are buying a commercial asset like a 5+ unit apt building, the financials of the asset will count more heavily towards qualifying.  

For creative options you could ask the seller to finance it.

I’m interested in areas with a strong rental demand.

What tactic have you used to find homes that sellers are willing to sell Subject to?

That hill collapsed a bit and damaged his fence, pushing it over a few inches. 2) The fence still functions as a fence and works just fine. 3) The neighbor appears to be mentally ill, he texts me regularly demanding to know when I will do X, then Y, then Z.

The challenge with seller financing is that you don’t receive any (or very little) cash on the sale so even if you roll that cash over into a new property, subsequent payments received on the note will be taxable (to the extent of gain).

Even if you don't sell it, it gives you the option to rent each side at a premium because the units are now each 4 bed 2.5 bath town houses, so they demand high rents. 

Here’s what I did/would do if starting over with flipping:You need these basic skills, Finding money, Finding a house, Calculating an ARV, Negotiating with the seller if you are sourcing your own deals, Estimating rehab costs, Managing the closing process, Building a scope of work, Finding and hiring contractors, Inspecting work and paying contractors, Selling the house (Staging, listing, negotiating with buyers, closing process).1.