Gross income of all units is $1600/month with room to be increased by $50-$100 after basic improvements (paint, laminate)Just want to confirm with you all that the numbers make sense and I’m not crazy for taking this leap!

So there's a bunch of ways to improve your properties. 

Does anyone have some home improvement pros they like and would recommend in Jackson, MS?

My desire would be to take profits from other sales to add hard improvements to the property and rent those remaining four lots out for tiny homes/mobiles. 

Your gain is the difference between the adjusted cost basis (purchase price-depreciation recap+capital improvements) and the net sales price. 

As you get months down the road from the point when the inquiries happened, your credit score will improve again provided you are keeping healthy credit traits.

You're going to have to make some significant improvements.

They’re probably not aware of the complications it causes, and may be willing to improve the situation on their own.

Acquiring below market and implementing a value-add improvement plan will result in a portfolio of properties that appreciate over time and that also offer significant tax advantagesPick the right market – not all housing markets were impacted in the same way during the last recession.

Personality: Very strong discipline and work ethic, smart, analytical, detail and numbers oriented, currently improving a weakness of time management and getting lost in the details and getting better every day.The plan:  Flip as full-time as possible while:  Flipping one house at a time to start so I don't over-leverage in case something goes wrong  Hiring out as much work as possible to focus on the big-picture process, plan for the next one, and maximize the pace of flipping, learning, and scaling  Target C class houses and neighborhoods in Kansas City, MO (maybe 60k-100k ARV to start).