Louisville has all those distilleries and is a true blast, prob would work well for you.

You see there is a multitude of types of contractors—therefore, when you are soliciting contractors, it’s important you understand these different types and what they specialize in so you can get started in the right direction.For example, when you are looking for a doctor, you would narrow that search down to a specialty, like a cardiologist, general practitioner, or orthopedist.The same holds true when you are looking for a contractor.

Is it true that when you do the 1031exchange and you do not spend all the money on the next purchase that that money will get taxed as capitol gains.

You need to network with the wholesalers, but you also have to know repair costs and the true ARV because if you send one bad deal to a savvy investor, you are done.

True, however when your starting to look out of your area where do you start your research ?

I believe between the two of them there were around 20 insurance companies however only 5 would consider writing insurance for a true log cabin. 

Please also note that many if not most lenders won’t allow you to self manage the renovation if the loan if the renovation is above $35K you will need a true general contractor with formal bid and their will be construction draws. 

If you claim more losses, it does not change your bottom line for the current year, true.

Usually if a deal seems to good to be true it is.

If you look at a commercial listing by a residential agent, it's pretty bad, no data, no metrics, no true CAP.