Through appreciation and/or the rental market, you may be able to sell for an instant profit, or rent for over 1%. 

During the time when pile driving was happening and the noise & shaking was particularly problematic, we included the warning in our initial response to instant bookings or inquiries and we gave the instant bookers a 48 hour cancellation grace period.No photos and no emphasizing the problem in the general description of the property but highlighting the issues after the guest has been hooked did the trick.And one other thing...

Instantly or only after you make the first withdrawal?

updated appliances, pulled up linoleum and refinished floors, added electric panels in units, and added instant hot heat/hot water for units Lessons learned?

Not so often (at least here) is anyone looking to go with a Class A or B area for flipping anyway- I just say that as it can make sense to get into higher % in some cases but that's very deal by deal based, and not usually a common 'rule')There are a few areas that seem like they're booming right now and I've heard of people getting outbid on deals- which is driving purchase price up (significantly in some cases) which in turn changes the % instantly.

That said, a commercial investor definitely needs two experts when seeking assets:  (1) a hard-working, experienced commercial real estate agent that will spend their time beating the path to find the projects you seek; and (2) a highly responsive, knowledgeable commercial mortgage broker, whose credibility with his/her lender network instantly gives your loan request/project credibility just by association.

I am getting many inquiries daily, that said, most are on facebook and a lot of them are random/instantly disqualified.

This built instant equity in my home.

The "repeat" aspect is the overall vision, not necessarily an instant jump.

But for many locations, that's just not going to happen.I reckon your main investment goal should be to find deals/bargains that give you instant equity, even if you're then out of pocket each month.