Its a biz expence and a write off for you, so u can thank your electrician for a valuable lesson. 

shipmate,many ways to swab deck. i bought on maine mls www.mainelistings.comi done both sides with and without use of realtor.key for me is buying distressed and deferred mainteanced neglected blds and adding value ie extra bath, extra bed, extra sqft adding forced appreciation. va prefers retail condition. u can only refi cash out house hack with va after its fixed up need stay 1 yr after refi or if moving into 2nd home 50 plus miles away or if co owner is veteran while they are still living in 1 of 3 or 4 units. btw. if both buy mortgage and both use eligibility va lets  get 5-6 unit. if live in one. 

only up front money should have been appriasial / BPO a few hundred dollars what was the other 1100 or so U sent them for.don't put Deposits down that are non refundable if financing falls through.. always have a financing contingency and it the nice wholesaler wont do that then find another property..sounds to me wholesaler just doing the JIVE they do with the non refundable stuff .. and you could have easily gotten with an advanced scheme lender.. so what was the other 1100.00 dollars for ???

But how long do u actually think I have?

Offer to send U a picture of their ID.. send you copy of a registered business or LLC  ( which means NOTHING)  other than those little words of warning .. a great HML can be your best asset.  

But rule of thumb I learned is would u repair your own computer if needed or work on your own car If needed if u can answer this than you know logically getting a GC is the best decision.

U dont invest in Huntsville anymore?

Thank u that helps!

@Chad U.

When you say title company..what do u mean?