To answer some of your other questions in general about Huntsville, there are almost no basements here, and you never want a pool for a rental unless its an STR, which are now forbidden here without proper zoning and permitting.  

It looks like a lot, but most of what’s listed was relatively small and cheap.We’ll return to how we responded and why, but for now, I’ll just note that not only did the inspection ensure the buyer wouldn’t be completely blindsided by something like all the floor joists having been torn apart by termites, but what we ended up agreeing to more than paid for the cost of the inspection (usually $300 to $500).

Embrace the challenges and celebrate your successes, no matter how small they may seem.

 earth and a 40% pay out which is a no go for Jacob.   

There is no wrong way to do this unless you aren't doing it at all OR you're harrassing peopleIf you find yourself attending a bunch of educational webinars, watching too many tutorial/training videos, or anything other than those 2 things, take some time to stop and reflect. 

It seems like this would be more on seller side.It’s not a deal breaker for the buyer, just a pain and occasionally a time suck, it absolutely can be an issue when you sell, not something that can’t be overcome but something that can cost time, money, effort, which again is why I’d just much rather be in condos than multi family all things equal, the per unit savings aren’t even that big in large swaths of D.C.

As I left, there were still fifteen-twenty people left to pay.I am new to the auction setting, but there is no way this can be the normal procedure to pay at the end of an auction.

Or would it be more cost-effective to replace just SEER condenser and evaporator coil for the AC?

The plan: I am identifying on/off market properties that are targets, will do all of the real estate work (listing, showing, advertising, vetting, etc) and will split the cost of the purchase of the home and the material costs for any needed repairs.The contractor will be subbing out portions of the job and be on site mostly full time until the project is completed. 

It now has some positive cash flow (poor for its equity), but I am up over $650k above costs (including rehabs in the costs).