Interactions w current tenant, do i reach out to them?

Hope to interact with you on the site! 

Thanks for the encouragement!

Encourage everyone to keep calling the police and being a loud voice.  

Thank you all for the advice and encouragement I can't wait to tell you all about my first deal!

I need to find (1) a experienced investor to help past this first deal and (2) a great general contractor to assist with ensuring I am properly estimating repair costs.I don't know if I should be encouraged or discouraged by this post and comments regarding the NOVA market.

They're government-backed... the Feds are encouraging rehabs of apartments.Heard about these at our local REIA 2 nights ago.

I would encourage you to look for deals that are so good it doesn't matter how "muddy" they are, those are the deals that are worth getting creative and learning how to do Sub2, hard money, private money, ect...

Thanks for the encouraging words and attitude toward my endeavor.  

I would encourage you to listen through all of the podcasts here on BP, especially the ones that specifically mention wholesaling - a wealth of knowledge there.Then, get active on the forums!