If you are thinking Texas, the problem is so is everyone else, so your competition is much higher and unless your property is special, you can only compete on price.I hope this helps.

Beyond that, you need to become an expert on labor and material rates in your area or get connected with someone else that is. 

Let someone else buy the fringe areas and improve them first.To be direct, I can't imagine an appraiser using 5-year-old comps.

(Great info on here for everything else though)Does anyone here have any experience moving from Canada to the US, to flip homes?

Most else can be done remotely. 

Not trying to sell you or anyone else.

You have no idea if this is a good price and no one else does.

These I think are considered rookie mistakes, but I'm all about finding ways to reduce risks from human error.Has anyone else considered technological solutions to help the due diligence process?

@Shibashis Dutta Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods - some you want to invest in, some you don't.We've got them all on our website and have info on ranking them.What else are you looking for?

I would like to buy SFH (haven't really looked into anything else) that I could see myself living in down the road --unlikely to happen in the next 15 years.