But stay consistent, on course and be persistent and you will get it done.Hope this helps!

Our portfolio under management consist of single family and multi-family properties in the greater Wilmington and Eastern North Carolina areas.

You can "practice" on your hud home at working with your contractor, buying your materials, etc. knowing that if it all goes wrong, it's still your place and will not just be a dead asset.34567) all of these are sound options, You just need to determine what works best for your risk tolerance.  

Is this common practice for Seller not to release rent roll until a contract is signed?  

But in my case, since this is a rental, the ARV does not matter (until I sell).as far as knowing what things cost... it's kind of like groceries - you have no idea what a 5lb of gluten free flour costs until you start buying it regularly. rehabs are almost the same way, just not as consistent as grocery items.

Hrs also a firefighter, yea small town, practically know everyone or at least know of them.

Your workspace should at least consist of a table to write on and a telephone.

At that price range consider perhaps Palmdale, Palm Springs,  etc...for many practical reasons.  

I practiced law as a biotech IP litigator on downtown Boston before jumping to RE full time.

Once you have that machine built, tested, and working consistently, the problem becomes how do I get more dollars to stick into this machine.But, you are more likely to be successful building that machine, doing what you know and enjoy.