Maybe rent a house with other young professionals and save up lots of $$$ for a few years.As for developing areas like Mosaic,I see the new Silver line areas having a shot, projected completion I believe is 2020.

It should give you an idea about hiring a tax professional, too.

And not to mention, I’d probably have to pay a professional to come remove it all. 

They should also reimburse you for any emergency water damage repairs like carpet drying from the likes of servpro or local water clean up professionals.

I guess it is a number thing, which leads me to one last question (I promise not to bug you too much):  How do you allocate your time efficiently; is it heavily invested in crunching numbers and finding the right piece of property to invest in, or do you spend more time on the rehab component of the project itself?  

You will likely make more money, meet other professionals in the industry and build out those wholesaler relationships in the process, and find more success- and success begets success.

We have been building a professional relationship and the short time that we have known each other he has taught me a lot and I have taught him some things about the market he is searching in right now.

This is what a tax professional would do.

Have a professional relationship but not a personal relationship5.

Also, a $200 non-refundable "Professional Cleaning Fee" that will go towards cleaning property after their lease is up.