Iv'e read a few books and done hours of research and Iv'e decided that this is what I want to do to build my financial freedom. 

Another thing I'm observing is that people have been resistant to pricing down and getting an under performing asset off their books.

Your real estate agent should be able to guide you through the FHA regulations fairly easily.

I also feel like I should say that this contractor is booked, so unable to do the work, and came out just for the walk through and I felt he didn’t have any motive to be diss honest - he actually ended up not even charging us for the 2 hours he spent there.

We have a Corporate Rental Townhouse near Charlotte, NC and it has been doing very well since the day we listed it.My current tenant initially booked this property for 65 days (we had a 30 day min) and he now would like to extend the stay for another 90 days which is great!

In all, you need to get a lawyer or someone who you will have to pay to guide you through this process.

It is one of the oldest sales tricks in the book but it demonstrates to me they think more scrutiny is less likely to result in a sale.  

The problem is that it is Aurora, CO- one block outside of Denver and all licensed contractors are booked out for months and charging what I consider outrageous prices per books/online estimates I've came across. 

Be choosy, because you have a lot of value as a solid w2 earner, especially to self employed people like contractors or realtors.Also some great books out there on negotiation, etc, but I would listen to ever single podcast of 250 that BP has put out.  

I'd love to get a guide that shows me how to set this up and get started.