It seems that you are trying to adapt this to your primary residence. 

I have money saved up, 15k, that I am looking to use to purchase my first property and my credit score is ok at 670. one of my issues is my credit utilization due to credit cards I took out for my business that I maxed out and I also have student loans.now fast forward, I want to get into house flipping and later on buying and holding, probably 5-10 years from now. i have done a lot of research on loans I could utilize including the fha loan which seems to be the most attractive to me however I am aware that I would have to stay in the property for a year before I can do anything.

No one has a crystal ball in regards to predicting the value of home prices in the future.Your next property can go up 20%, stay flat or even decrease in value.A lot of BP'ers are speculating we are at or near the top of the real estate market.

Hey guys I have been reading through posts on here about skip tracing and I have yet to see someone definitively recommend a skip tracing service, or say who to stay away from.

Some inexperienced property owners think that they won't lose tenants by raising rents if the current rate is below market because the tenants will discover that fact and decide to stay put. 

You also have several big funds Interesting article on  the Florida tax lien certificate market:http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-03/news/f...My advice is to stay in your local market to get started.Happy Hunting!

The basement does not have a bath.I can spend about CAD 10-15 K and convert it into a duplex with 1 side yielding a rent of around CAD 1 K.The basement business gives CAD 2 K monthly, allowing me to effectively stay for free in the house.I have a few questions:Since no real estate agents are involved, what will be the best method to determine the correct value of the house?

Had they said that they would ease us into the $45/mo plan, we likely would have stayed. 

Areas to stay away from are the pocket south of Cooper street and east of Broad st.

I had a girlfriend come stay a few nights to avoid that. bosss got mad and fired me cause his new helper had nowhere to go .. rent is due tommorow, the landlord , my bosses friend showed up lastnite with the local police, told me " the lease is expired , you have 30 minutes to vacate the premises, or you wil be arrested for criminal tresspass. the cops backed him up ..