Learn here on BP what you need, without spending the outrageous money they charge.

I'm really looking for something to do the first take on a property so I don't spend time digging into deals that are no good from the beginning due do the neighborhood profile or other factors. 

Don't get sucked into the hype and feel like you have to spend $4k in order to get started.

You will get a lot of calls and the last thing you want to do is spend all of your time on the phone.

But for SFH gut jobs we spend around 55 to 65 a sqft and for new construction we spend 85 to 100 a sqft.

What you are left with is to make the land useable you might be spending 200k to 300k an acre leveling it versus 50k for minor topography corrections.

There should be better ways to spend your money in or around your area that you are searching.

unless you have to spend the first 10 years paying $230/month against the line of credit you used to make the down payment.Where the money comes from is not important.  

"If I had it to do all over again, I would not spend all the time in school that I did. 

If you don't want to spend the cash going that route then search for hotel management company or hotel development company in your area on google.