Seems like you have a decent plan to start with.

Norfolk is actually a great area to do it in since there are a decent number of 2 to 4 plexes available. 

I'd imagine it's nearly impossible to find a decent deal for flipping and wholesaling, and I've come to understand the mls is pretty much stripped these days.

How do I find out what kind of contact is appropriate, before it is too aggressive?

And even if you find a decent base for adults with no kids....75% of those adults have pets. 

As long as you have the $$ (outside of the HELOC) for 20-25% down, you can keep on buying houses, cash, with this strategy.As you've already realized, you biggest roadblock here will likely be just finding a decent deal here in Atlanta.

I don't think the PO cares, just your tenants.If you can do this then you should be under cover and fine unless you have a real aggressive building code enforcement or someone complains about something.I know of an effort in Savannah to make a duplex like this to code. 

So refinancing and taking the cash out to reinvest could be a wise thing if you’re still aggressively expanding your portfolio.

Per usuals on first flips it took longer and we blew our initial budget however it sold for more money than we anticipated when we purchased the property, so we still made a decent profit.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

@KG Morgan There are some decent online tools, I think this site has one...this one is ok too. https://www.homewyse.com/servi...