I have read the book Estimating Rehab Cost but I feel its not right for my area or outdated.

@Manuel Mungaray To my knowledge, there are lots of investors in both of those counties. 

Hello BP,I've been following BP for over a month now and I have gained decent knowledge.

we have until spring of 2025 until our balloon loan either has to be refinanced or paid off (we got this loan because we intended to build, of course) and now i feel like it's a ticking time bomb.we conducted "clean and satisfactory" (no issues whatsoever to build) soil and foundation tests and provided those to every buyer. it seemed (not quite sure here) like they backed out once they reviewed the tests - yet there is nothing negative in them. we will not be providing these tests moving forward (as we had to do them ourselves and feel that each buyer should do their due diligence moving forward!)

I don't want anyone to feel like I am forcing out Step-dad, but it is a big house and the rent (and upkeep) are more than one person may want to handle.

So I'm hoping to build connections with like-minded investors and to expand knowledge within the house flipping side of investing.

@Travis Dumont My best knowledge says vinyl is final and once you go over it with vinyl you never have to worry about it again.

Anything you feel is really important for the commercial and industrial industry?

Hotels (until recent years) never allowed pets and people still travelled.Not saying whether or not allowing pets is a necessary part of running a successful STR, but I wouldn't feel like it's mandatory.

Join local meetups, read books, listen to podcasts, find a mentor once you have a base level of knowledge.