You want to work on your finances and savings now and talk with any people who would co-sign and a lender so you can start a runway for the future.

You can't go off of the cost estimate on permits and even beyond that, design, site work and a number of other factors will play a significant role in costs.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I have experience in wholesaling deals, working with contractors, working with fix & flippers and landlords, and forming relationships with agents. 

Competition..However, most investors are not aware of off-market properties..But not any off-market, the undervalued ones.These Deals are gold..Most investors don’t know how to really get them .Some do direct mail , cold calling , chasing people down and begging for deals.And except to get those deals.The Thing is those deals are not on the radar for a reason.And to get those deals, there is a very simple set of requirements that need to be met and systems that have to be implemented .Once you know these requirements and systems, it's just a matter of executing them properly and with consistency..And the undervalued off-market deals will come to you.It really is that easy….I’ve getting off-market properties for over 3 years now without even working to get them.Like 2 years ago I got this off-market deal and it was just a piece of land in the desert .For real .And I took it for 20k.No one I know didn’t make fun of me.They call me stupid .But I trust the requirements and the systems.Now 3 years later this land is worth almost $700.000 ($642k).It's all thanks to the fact that I can find undervalued off-market properties..And no, I start with nothing and zero connections..But that doesn't matter, because you don't need to have the connections, to be a sweet talker or have millions in the bank.If you’re sick of finding deals .Then all you need to have are requirements and systems to get you off-market deals.But please just don’t think that cold calling is the way.It’s sad.I will write another post about the systems and requirements to get those deals.just be open-minded that there are systems to get off-market deals.And that’s why some investors make millions and some don’t .They have step-by-step systems that guarantee getting those deals.Thanks for reading,

Between work and kids it’s always tough to make them.  

They need to tell people this is a full time job and create a truly "plug and play" system like they claim that only requires a few hours of work per week.

I bought it off market and it does not need a lot of work but trying to get the ARV value up.  

Maybe you can find a private money lender who is okay with 9 or 10% long term if that still works for you.

How can I work around the risk of the home not selling?