Be sure to have you SOW/Itimized invoice on hand Incase you need to prove what you components of the home were rehabed.

On the other hand , I have experience and two of three licenses in the insurance industry and working on my third.

I am leaning towards purchasing with cash on hand and acquiring a loan for the remodel.

First few deals at least, you need an agent holding your hand.

Of course at this state the name of the game is LEARN - which I have been doing through every book I can get my hands on.  

There's still a handful of homes that get multiple offers and sell immediately and then there's a bunch of stuff that's sitting for no real reason. 

For a handful of home, a commercial policy isn't necessary in most cases.

Again, with that in mind, partnering with just a couple other like minded individuals with similar investment amounts and you’re talking a significant type of a property that could easily justify sufficient cash flow to take a more hands off/pressure off approach.

Then pull scraped it with a regular hand scraper for siding.

It's possible for us becuase have a staff of Certified Screeners that compile each report by hand.