So within 7 months of deciding to get into real estate and watching ( current number of BP podcast at 201), and reading automatic millionaire, Richest man in Babylon and some Gary Keller books, and most of the rich dad poor dad series, and watching a ton of YouTube videos and taking experienced professionals out to eat and gain their insight and knowledge, I can say I reached my goal of purchasing 2 properties.

Eat up every ounce of free knowledge you can and then you'll know where to go when it comes time to spend a few hundred or a few thousand dollars on an online course or a certification or something to get over a short term hurdle, if you even need to.Best of luck!

HUD approval generally is provided 72 hours prior to closing for the green light to close so it seems like you may be confusing terms as a buyers inspection would already be done by this point. 

even electric car parts need to be made somewhere, if the country stops eating meat, lettuce still needs to grow somewhere haha the pipe that pumps concrete to the top of highrise buildings Is made in my backyard.

  :) Thanks for contributing @Adam Greene - though I'm not sure ALL of your wife's credentials will help us... ;-)

I live in a small village outside of Bowling Green Ohio called Custar.

I recently found hardwood floors under green carpet in a 1950's brick ranch.   

@Lori Greene Hi Lori I appreciate your feedback and would be very interested working with a good agent in Springfield Gardens.

Thank you @Wayne Brooks, @Lori Greene, and @Noel ChallengerAfter more research, it looks like the house was part of a forced sale. 

It can be very profitable, but it can also eat you alive if you dont know what you are doing.