3) Dealing with Contractors: guess you found it's not as easy as the "gurus" make it out to be. 4) S8 slightly above.guarateed Rents: typical naive mistake.

I'm in Los Angeles, and the most I can pay on flips is typically 60-65%.You want to get recently sold comps to value the property, it's the best way to be sure of the value.

@Teri Feeney Styers the slow flip method that I think he is referring to is the one coined by Scott Jelinek which is buying a livable property using private money on a short term (typical 60 month--like a car) and immediately marking it up 2-4 times and selling it on a 30 year term using a land contract.

Typically speaking 20% down (80% LTV) is the bare minimum that commercial lending requires.  10% down is unheard of unless you are getting a great deal and negotiate some small seller financing in second position or getting an SBA Loan for acquisition where your business will occupy over 51% of. 

While I can't prove this definitively, the posting behavior strongly suggests this isn't coming from a typical satisfied customer.What's interesting is how this latest post is carefully crafted to rank well in Google searches for people who are searching for education on land investing.

Typically they come available through maximum income requirements.

The first step is typically posting a notice to end tenancy, it is normally 30 - 60 days depending on the area and type of lease.

For investment, 20% down is typical with some 15% down options out there but there are restrictions (not sure if this is available for STRs, just LTRs.) 

Typically on old houses it's cheaper for a seller to put vinyl siding over old asbestos boards then replace and ripoff.

This typically results in improved cash flow with time.