I am thinking of buying a home to flip and rent out.. Should this be a first time buyers 1st choice in investments? I am unsure of the steps I need to take to get the process going. Any helpful hints or ideas please l...

Can't help but notice that like 99% of MLS providers' initials end in 'AR' for Association (of) Realtors® i understand ethics requirements and good for the community and such, but arent even those intrinsic to state license issuer, not commercial brand?

My next step is to start working on Marketing for myself and creating a brand to capture potential buyers, sellers, and investors.

To follow the advise of my mentor, put your cup onif you want to play in this arena!

If you rent it out, you will be playing the appreciation game, like most SFR owners.

We don't wear name brand clothing, however we do buy nice clothes This list could prolly go on but I'll leave it here.  

I've had 3 different plumbers look at it and all are saying this should have never passed inspection in the first place.To try to brief, the house had a brand new HVAC system with the tankless wall units - this was actually one of the major reason I wanted the house as I currently look for my turnkey properties.  

My day job is pretty much a professional negotiator so I'll be ready to play ball or walk away. 

Here in NJ property taxes play a huge roll too.

I've done the math in the past, and generally it plays out such that going FHA is mathematically identical to having a normal 30YF at 80% LTV, and a hard money 2nd position loan at an interest rate north of 10% for 16.5% LTV (CLTV 96.5%, which most FHA loans are).