Mentors are willing to share their extensive knowledge with you, and this guidance has allowed us to shorten our learning curve.

I'm a technologist by trade with over 15 years experience in Enterprise IT, IT consulting, Cloud computing and an extensive resume that includes a tenure working at Microsoft. 

For this, you will want to do an extensive analysis, across all states and the different asset classes within your possibilities, in order to determine the optimal use of your money and which markets offer you the conditions for achieving your investment objectives.Finally, an easier way to gain experience while putting your money to work, might be to find people who are already doing business successfully in a certain market and partnering/investing with them on their fix and flips, turn key or whatever interests you.

@Mike WatkinsYou are looking at a sandwich lease optionEnter into a lease and option with the seller, with rights to sublease and sub option, get as long as a lease as possible (2 year lease with possible 5 12 month extensions)Advertise for the tenant buyer and do a 1003 mortg app, have a mortgage broker look at the app. 

@Mike WatkinsDo not do a lease option for more than 3 years, makes it susceptible to the Due on  Sale Clause.I do 2 years with 5 12 month extensions on a sandwich fr the seller. 

I also can not afford to re-open elsewhere, because my business requires extensive electrical and plumbing alterations.

It never even crossed my mind the work would be so dodgy as they seemed professional and talked about their extensive experience.

My wife and I do extensive marketing in all areas in Voluisa and get many discounted properties under contract. 

., drought, adding downspout extensions, etc.), may easily prevent the underlying cause of the mold formation to go into abeyance, or otherwise render the condition as one that is not readily identifiable/observable (by the purchaser or their inspector), has the investor, whether through lack of knowledge in understanding that mold is not, in and of itself, the problem, but rather evidence of another problem (and so did not correct the underlying cause) or simply from a lack of ethics, free from accountability if the property is sold "as is"?  

I had extensive renovations over the past 10 years and all were used as part of my appraisal.