they can do what they want, and you can do what u want as a result

I allowed him to renew and wound up evicting him 8 months into the 2nd 12 month lease which cost me more than all the late fees combined that I collected from him. 

Can U go VA?  

you right (all of u)the buyer were owner occupant, but if i would rent it ill get 700$ a month gross. with all the mistakes been done- its better to sell and rent the next house- for i guess 20% net roi.the next flip would be in a better neighborhood to the west- around 117th street. on this area we will rent the housesthanks

have you looked into bank owned my realtor sells a bunch of those if u can spend what it takes to get the places up tp par there should be room to flip

You would either need to find a partner to help u with the deal or save up money as fast as you can so that you can put a cash offer on a future property.

Much success to u for 2018!!

UPDATE:  I did get this house, and wound up taking over 1/2 the chimney off, and closing it off. 

as @Sam Grooms said, commercial U/W can be very valuable.

I would say do some comps for recent sold properties that’s remodeled and see how much your flip would be sold for if u do the same amount of work, then you can tell if you are making a profit or