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All of these things will greatly improve your chances of success.

Short term Loan ARV would be my suggestion you could get up to 90% of the Costs covered then refi out once the work is done in a year...but make sure to improve your credit in the meantime 

You should create a note, secured by a mortgage against your property and sell that note to another investor who understands the value and isn't constricted by a bank's rules.

Be sure to use the OK language for when rent is late, late fees and other rules that are often dictated by state law.  

-I can always improve my performance in various areas: marketing, sales, etc.

Most builders are only able to make a profit because they build many homes at once and get materials at a steep discount due to the quantities they order.It's not like flipping, where the property is there are you are just improving it, you will have many costs such as connecting the property to the local utilities which could be inexpensive but can also be (more likely) crazy expensive, it all depends on the land you purchase and the proximity to current local utilities.The lure to jump in can be hard to resist, but take your time and find the right property. 

When those are compiled, I also look at the quality of the finishes/interior to match with my target completed improvements.

Now that i am out of the military working in a new W2 career, i am trying to get back into the RE investing and actually understand how to invest more appropriately and correctly compared to just purchasing houses that i would like to live in...Currently i have about 80k saved up for my next investment deal and just feel like im coming up short on anything even coming close to 1% rule, so to see if there are ways to invest it, i figured i would ask the public how they would go about investing the money, because i am always up for learning something new.If possible, could you throw a quick example or maybe a short answered deal you could possibly go buy today in your own market to get an idea...I am currently searching up to 2hrs from the Tampa, FL area.

As a general rule a complete rehab when you're replacing everything in my market is going to run an inexperienced investor $42 a sqft.