Maybe someone with more experience in collection can offer additional advice.  

In addition, depending on the disclosure laws of your state they may have been liable to you for disclosing things like being in a flood zone. 

The city and county are spending a lot of money on infrastructure upgrades in Greenville to ensure that future development is possible and can continue at its current pace.

However, I believe Vermont has additional challenges that you may avoid in different locations.  

And If I can have two loans, should I then, maybe, for my first property look for something smaller and I not spend the whole loan amount that I got pre-approved for, and maybe, for instance look for something closer to $200-220, like a small house, an apartment or a townhouse/condo.

Plus, my brother-in-law remodeled the bathroom and spend time in the home.

Negotiated 9k off asking and an additional 2k in closing costs through our agent and the home then appraised for $14k over the sales price.

Additionally, if you're serious about doing this long term, invest in an inbound leads channel and create a "we buy house in _____" so long term you can get motivated leads come to you. 

In addition and you probably would not know this.. but in Vegas or anywhere in NV .. you MUST be state licensed and NMLS registered and have a brick and mortar no matter what state the property is in.. so if the lender says they are Vegas based and they dont have license numbers on their website  they are frauds on their face.. 

In addition, many localities require you to give contact information for whomever is managing the property.