Mainly just looking to see if somebody else has bought a fixer upper and done the work themselves and if there was any profit selling it after living in it a couple years (to avoid capital gains) Thanks!

Just something else to consider.

They review estate planning, contracts, or basically anything else I need.

I will update the post once I know more in case anyone else ever needs to know.

If all else fails, try offering a bigger down payment. 

I think the main issue you are going to find is that there is limited inventory there, just like everywhere else.

One side we did and other was just a mess and still rented out and made are money back.

Running the numbers, this one wouldn't make sense unless the price dropped a bunch, to about $500k.A good friend and former colleague (very smart appraiser) once told me that you make money in your own market because you know it better than anyone else.  

Saving 50% or more of each paycheck will help put you in a position of financial strength so you can wholesale or buy your first property or anything else for that matter.

Article courtesy of Bankrate.com Ten years after Bear Stearns, Congress reconsiders Dodd-Frankhttps://www.bankrate.com/banking/bank-reform-rollback-dodd-frank-ten-years-after-bear-stearns/What's everyone elses thoughts on the above article and possibility of changes?