So it is not without risk.Unfortunately, we had a fire a month ago that destroyed 2 units that we are going to address first (the hazardous waste people just finished Monday).I suspect you will learn a ton.Good luck.

I usually do this a lot when I suspect something wrong. 

I suspect she is aware of that.

Our market is still pretty hot so sellers aren't super eager to take too much off the price as they suspect they can sell it to others who will still pay top dollar.The other thing I'm doing right now is talking to a few more electricians to get a better idea of what type of costs I'm looking at because it might be less expensive than I'm imagining.

Quote from @Kelechi Ukonu Nwankwoala: I suspect you already know the answer.YouTube "experts" will tell you to borrow money and scale to 50 rentals in four months.

You want homeowners, yes, but I suspect that the specific subset wouldn't be "investor focused" homeowners, it would be people that feel compelled by social justice or "doing the right thing" type motives to "do their part" to solve the housing crisis.

The last one I attended, the county built all of their passed due bills (utility, taxes & zoning violation fees) into their minimum bid, I suspect that s typical. 

In Michigan this would probably be in small claims court (no attorneys)--I suspect N.C. has something similar.

I suspect when he buys his first RE, it likely will have 0 cost when the value add is finalized.  

We also did a lot of internet sleuthing on our suspected occupants pre-purchase, giving us a picture of what we may be dealing with.