I'll just have to figure out where to advertise that might get me a customer. 

If you are doing the work yourself you will save on the labor and just materials.

If things did not work out, I would have taken a 50/50 equity stake in it as a buy and hold, however the way everything worked out it was not necessary.We got it under contract at $12,000 with an early occupancy agreement so that we could begin the advertising process.

I added value to this wholesale deal through my knowledge and work on the neighborhood and investor targeted advertising.

I'd put in the down payment and pay for materials and he would live in the home and remodel the house.

I'm assuming you flip often and have your eye on the cost of materials. 

Consider quality, renter-friendly materials on your initial rehab (if any rehab is required) instead of top-dollar materials, if the intent is to use the property as a rental property investment.You are typically obligated to be an owner/occupant for twelve months when using the VA loan.

Throughout this time, I have been thinking a lot and researching about whether it would make sense to continue spending the time renovating, or if I should buy refurbished, or if I should even look to purchase new.For those who are experienced in this space, I was wondering if anyone has ever done a financial case study to see if manually building a HUD code approved mobile home (via Home Depot materials) could potentially be cheaper than purchasing new?  

My wife and I are looking into Rent to retirement, Brandon Turner advertises for them all the time.

However, you still can't be discriminatory in advertising.