Based on these factors (and the fact that I am new and would prefer cash now to do more deals) I am leaning towards flipping the home.Thanks again. 

It's all factored into the contractor's bid.

I owe my mother a beautiful home, and I push my brother to be better, stronger, faster, and smarter than me so that he may surpass me and leave me in the dust.

Exterior paint crew has been taking advantage of the beautiful weather (not something that you can often say for Ohio in November!)

Prices will reflect that, but buying dirt cheap means selling dirt cheap in a small town that isn't "related" to a larger market.Study real estate basics, location, market influences, inventory turn over, economic factors that effect value.

@Matt Motil - This is a beauty to behold.

Fast forward a month and you see a mother holding her beautiful baby.People have a hard time seeing what will be, they are here and now. 

After thinking about it for a few years I've finally put my fears aside and started taking actionable steps to build my own real estate investment business in beautiful Wilmington, NC.

We were amazed at the beautiful and abundant properties.

The biggest factor in the financing is the cash flow.