finding deals in Pinellas County

[Shannon Grierson]

Hi fellow investors!  My husband and I got serious about flipping the end of last year. I got my real estate license and we got busy looking for deals. My experience was that finding properties that we could make a profit on were slim. I would put together my numbers based on comps and estimates, and then set a price we were willing to pay. Specifically auctions, the houses would go for way more than I felt fit into a rehab budget. I am surprised by how much more people were willing to pay and wondered how they would make any money.  I quickly got frustrated and we walked away from our dream of flipping.  I am a interior designer as well, so we started a curb appeal design business instead. That business is doing fine, but we still have the itch to flip houses.  I just wanted to get other flippers opinions on flipping houses in this area and if they feel there are still deals to be found here?