Send me a dm and ill give you my website so you can check out some projects we have done and the services we offer.

I highly doubt he is building homes in Texas from his self imposed exile to Portugal to excape massive litigation that was/is coming his way.He is a marketing guy and receives a commission for referring you to the builder developer who actually owns the properties.. at least that was his SOP in the past. 

Its important to know what exactly your goals are when making these moves and see what will make the most sense for you in the long run.When looking for your next deal, I highly recommend my local market of Milwaukee.

I could look at nearby properties and their tax value on the County website Any advice on which of these 3 options is more likely to succeed? 

I put in a little work developing a high level scope of work, assigning values and 3 resulting estimates so that I can not only determine what I think it will cost but what the best and worst case scenarios likely are.

The triplex technically still has cashflow at the moment so I think I would be aggressive on the duplex then look at cash for keys in the triplex and get that done in one fell swoop. 3) Renting and Managing - While not the most expensive areas overall, there is demand in these areas from people paying at or above the top range I listed for high quality units.

We are currently trying to book high-season months 2-4 weeks prior to check-in because we see the highest rates this way.

@Andrew Freed I did a material estimate and on the high side I expect to put around 38k into the rehab.

I'm graduating High School in a month and I want to get straight into Real Estate, I'm 17 so until I'm 18 I'm unable to get my real estate license (though its not needed in the state of FL for assigning contracts) and I don't have an LLC that would allow me to sign REI documents. 

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