I find getting loans on the residential side of a bank tedious and time consuming and dealing with Freddie and Fannie arduous. 2) If you are going to manage the properties yourself, before buying the property ask yourself would you drive there at 11PM in January?

I live in San Diego, so I would drive out to look at the progress every couple of weekends. 

Also, the Emerald Coast is one of the few areas where families from many other states can drive to the beach.

What is it worth retail, what does it look like it needs from outside, how much is eviction if there is someone there, what is a base kitchen, baths, etc until you find a safe number.

If you drive the 4900 block of Cedar St you’ll see a beautiful 3 story victorian twin homes that have gone up in price over the past year and a half.West of 52nd in the Cobbs Creek area rehabbed homes have began to sell very quickly on the market as well as people have started flipping and putting homes on the market.There is a large amount of development projects planned in University City over the next ten years.

So I've been mulling this question over in my head for a few days now, and I decided to just post it here instead of driving myself bonkers.

I wanted to be safe and sleep at night.

@Rochelle Flowers my first house I flipped was 332 Lutz drive in Union!

It's better to be safe than sorry.

If some one offers you 30K for it before driving a nail or dropping a dumpster, don't be afraid to take it and make a quick 15K.