If this is something you’d be interested in and are in, or close to the Huntsville, AL area, let me know. 

I work with a company that does tax appeals at no cost unless we win. 

Welcome @Hogan Chouinard,Memphis is a city with a strong workforce that offers low-cost entry and provides consistent cash flow to investors.

There really isn't cash flow anywhere right now without some kind of niche or angle.If you buy a miscellaneous, "lower cost" house around the median in PA or OH, and put conventional or DSCR debt on it... it's not going to cash flow.And you really need to be hands-on somehow, whether that's literally your own or a trusted team. 

Short answer, redemption includes the VALUE (not the cost) of post-foreclosure improvements, no matter who made them.

Site development costs can very submarket by submarket. 

The entirety of this project was financed by a HELOC, and at closing, we will wipe out our debt incurred to complete this project.

You cannot buy a property as a "primary residence" unless you plan on occupying the property within 60 days of closing, and it sounds like you may not be able to make that happen. 

Partner Driven financed the Sierra Drive deal using its own capital, covering the $185,000 purchase price and $33,900 in renovation costs.

Tough neighborhoods still, but plenty of fixer uppers and low cost plots make it ideal for scrappy individual investors looking to get started on the cheap.