How we were taught was to look at a macro level and work down to a micro level, doing that indicates the activity first and drills down to specific applicable laws, regulations and rules. 

The property is not located in a flood plane, however this is  a hurricane-prone area at sea level and I believe the risk is higher than the flood map indicates.

Until these three issues are overcome millennials will be hard pressed to emulate the level of home buying of previous generations.  

Use the site to ask questions and get as much knowledge as you can, this platform is a great resource to investors of all levels.

Depending on how much money you need, your experience level, and the timeframe in which you expect to flip, the options will vary.

I just realized that even though I've been here 6 months, I still haven't properly I introduced myself. my name is david miller. i'm an editor and media producer living in Asheville North Carolina with my family. a month ago, I closed my first deal--a fixer-upper that was dead center in my target area. it was also off market, and I was able to get with owner financing. asheville is a very hot market, and I absolutely put to use everything I've learned here over the past six months. it took me four months to find and close that deal.anyway, i'm so stoked to have found this community, and massively appreciate everyone is taking time to help a total newbie. in the time since this deal I 've gotten a great remodel project underway (following Brandon's eponymous BRRR strategy) and continue to look for new deals--the latest an asheville note i've bird dogged and am trying to find an investor for it (message me if you're interested). thanks again for being so helpful everyone, and please feel free to connect with me. david

The home is advertised as a fixer upper.

Through perseverance and mass research with a huge amount of hope I have been able to achieve the level of "handyman" I am at now.

I'm looking for rentals myself but some of the ones I pass up are real fixer uppers, if you know what I mean.Reach out to me and I will pass on some more details.

The LL has to make a 'reasonable accommodation' and imposing a health issue to another tenant would be the same level of un-reasonability as the tenant needing an elevator and expecting the LL to allow one to be installed.