Hiring should be based on past work and client satisfaction.

This property is currently owned by a client that purchased the property in a tax sale.

Due care, loyalty, honesty, confidentiality, good faith, disclosure, etc.He's right that agents ask for buyers to sign a "Buyer's Broker" agreement to ensure that if the client buys a property, that they will buy it through that agent - the agent who has most likely invested significant time, effort and expertise with no assurance of getting paid.  

It was a good deal for my client and it had the cash flow potential along with meeting the Non-profit organization specifications How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

He is NOT my client, just a family member.

You may end up looking for a partner here or a client, or a loan.

I usually tell my clients to do a pretty mild value add first deal you can then refinance by pulling higher comps and the mild value add to get a HELOC (this is just a line of credit while keeping original mortgage) there is a bank in chicago that does 95 LTV HELOC you then pull from that HELOC for the next deals rehab funds to do a more significant rehab.

My clients' feedback was they thought the home was very nice and liked the garage/workshop, but they were not too keen on the area.

Was one of my clients.

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.