I am definitely not an expert and I felt my questions/input would have slowed the progression of this great post down, so I stayed out of it.An update for what I have done so far:I called our gas company and I took advantage of their free energy audit.  

Brandon, I agree, RI and Providence in particular are grossly mismanaged but it seems the Providence landlord association has made some progress recently and hope to continue that trend. 

With that said, I am staying connected with the real estate agent and will make an offer as I progress on securing the funds.

Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.

#progressive yet #antequated

path of progress can be a great play...

Now, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.I listed below links for the purchase of a flipping book as well as the flip-analysis calculators.http://get.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook/?

We have just started using the bookkeeper in his office so more of this will be done as the year progresses.

Or, is this only allowable in year/s that construction is in progress?

Hey if your looking for a silent partner I'm all ears.....Congrats again on your plan and keep me posted on how things are progressing.