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It takes to long which is a problem, but I cannot write $10-20k checks to have someone else do it, nor would I be able to continue to buy houses if I was paying contractors.

They’re hoping to get 150k for it, but sound willing to take less.

@Dustyn Perkins My first bit of advice is to take it easy.

(Not a big deal if the home as a big chunk of equity).The other optrion if you want to buy an investment is take your $15k and partner up with a family member or a friend and go 50/50 on a investment property. 

Once you get your systems down, you have a real estate business model that you can take to any market and be still be successful.

A good PM takes care of all of this.

I stopped taking Section 8 for a variety of reasons.

While you would like to research more before taking a call, I think without a lot more info you will not know what to research. 

As for the long term option, that pricing is based strictly on your credit score and the amount of leverage you’d like to take.