The property looks likes it needs considerable renovation inside, outside, and landscaping etc.What processes have you found successful in coordinating an estimate of rehab costs.I don’t know if I’m sitting on a gold mine or a dump.1.Should I be scheduling a time to meet the realtor and a GC at the same time?

This site is an absolute gold mine!

However your guess is as good as mine. 

Everyone is talking about a looming correction but you crystal ball is as good as mine.

Mine is buy and hold so I started literally at episode 1 and scanned through podcasts subjects that relate to buy and hold.

They are worth their weight in gold as a real estate investor.

Andrew Lyons your story sounds a lot like mine!

But flipping has been a dream of mine for a long time.

I had a plumber fix the problem, but he had to cut a hole into the ceiling of the condo unit below mine. 

This would allow the owner-financer to settle into their new home, according to the seller.  5) Most important: I had a real estate attorney, and a good friend of mine, who is a real estate agent, review the contract--both advised me not to proceed.