Amazon for most everything else is fast shipping and often a good deal. 

Looking for recommendations on cost seg firms and any tips from those who have been through the process.

But if instead your concern is a credit hit from the accumulation of mortgages as you make each purchase - that impact should be largely offset by the additional rental income that each should bring.

I estimate total construction costs will be around $1.3M–$1.4M.His initial idea is for me to cover the construction costs, and then we split the profit once the project is sold.How would you recommend structuring this deal?

Being that this is your first deal I would suggest that you look hard at Build to Rent. 

A lot of newer investors don't realize the cost for capex expenses.

If you get to a place where you are buying deals without seeing them, then you will have that rough number by doing all the deals and then once you close you can get your GC in..

“beware of requirements for additional title insurance beyond the cos of the property and the buyer named on policy.”To clarify, lender's title insurance covers the amount of the loan, not the cost of the property.

Cool question, and honestly, it’s one of those things that separates casual investors from the ones who actually make solid, repeatable decisions.When I’m analyzing a deal, I tend to focus on three buckets of data:1.

Quote from @Stuart Udis: Agreed, there are so many times where a cheap deal people think it will be a great deal and it turns out to be a money pit..