If it's near the beach, I would ensure they have toys they can bring with them (paddle boards, floaties, shovels and buckets, beach chairs and towels, coolers, etc.).

Really important to do the market research, check for liens, and get eyes on it before waving that paddle at an auction. 

I haven’t paddled out in a long time.

We'll just have to wait and see.Just for fun;I remember in 2000 when everyone was saying the market was hot.I remember when I bought my first house in 2003, and everyone said the market was really hot.I remember in 2005 when everyone said the market was to hot, but no end in sight.I remember in 2007 when everyone said the market was crazy hot, but don't worry it was going reach new hights.I remember in 2009 when everyone lost their shorts, shirts, and rowing paddles as the market crashed.I remember, selling all my real estate in 2005, because everyone else wanted in.

Upgrades/repairs include:flooring (tile and carpet, entire house), painting (entire house), complete kitchen renovation with new appliances, cabinets, sink, lightingcomplete bathroom renovationsupgrade/replace ACupgrade/replace existing hot tub  upgrade/replace furniture/bedsupgrade/replace old pier with newadd new kayaks, paddle boards, and bikesI am thinking anything that is removable (furniture, appliances, water toys, bikes, pier, etc) could qualify as an asset for the LLC and thus be used as a tax expense for the LLC.  

Imagine I make a post in a fishing forum and say: " I caught this here snapper by swimming after it with a paddle and hitting it on the head, 20 meters deep.

The issue you run into hard money is what if the price depreciates buy the time you refinance you might be sp a creek with no paddle.

I feel like I'm swimming up a creek without a paddle and could despertly use the advice from others who are more familiar with these type of sales.

If/as you become more successful - however you define success - you will find a) you will have trouble relating to people who were paddling in the same river as you, and b) some people will shoot torpedos at your canoe.

Depends on location.1/1s down here in south Florida can be in high demand from younger professionals as well as the retired.my 1/1s are within 80' of a access point to the Fort Lauderdale New River that leads to the ocean, so I have high demands from single tenants who comes with paddle boards and kayaks.