However, if you were to setup meetings with potential team members, in addition to touring properties with a realtor/broker, this could potentially be considered a business trip.

To educate yourself you can pay a contractor to walk with you, buy some books, and do property tours with local meetups.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/8814/68805-how-can-i-get-contractors-to-give-me-a-rehab-estimate-pre-offerAlso here's another blog post I wrote to help you estimate that you can use while you do a property tour:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/8814/72452-how-to-estimate-construction-costs-for-these-29-common-rehab-projectsGood luck!

@Joanne Hanson Great advice from members who have been there!

Hello BP members!

Private lender(family member) How did you add value to the deal?

Private lender(family member) How did you add value to the deal?

Private money(family member) How did you add value to the deal?

A family member is taking a job in Huntsville this summer and I have been looking for homes. 

To be more specific, I'm in the Beaverton area, basically on the west side of PortlandAnyways, any help, or names of companies to followup with, or anything like that would be super appreciated.I know BP is known to have very active and helpful members so any advice on this topic would be much appreciated.

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Selling price: $244,900Property type: Duplex ( both units rented)Unit 1: 4 bedroom and 1 bathroom $1450Unit 2:  2 bedroom and 1 bathroomFor this deal to make sense, I would have to pay between $235,000 and $238000Is this a good deal based on the numbers?