Can this person now be "a real estate" professional? 

Assuming that they aren't simply lucky in market timing, excessive in leverage, or excessively risky, why do you think that some companies and leaders ARE able to duplicate the ROI driving expertise and/or improve personal-business productivity in a way that allows scalability?

@Nicholas Nakamura can you make a trip out there in person? 

If a person has RCV or ACV policy makes a huge difference, than question of what coverage level people had and if they had policy add-on's that cover cost over-runs and all that fun stuff, not to mention contents. 

Personally, remitting myself makes sure I dive deep on numbers.

The purpose of marketing is to attract an in-person showing.

Once it's rented, use that rental income to help offset your DTI, which may help you qualify for the second property sooner.Partner with Investors: Team up with someone to split costs and lower your personal DTI impact.

Obviously I can start pitching every person I come across, but my goal with this post is to be as efficient and particular as possible with who I contact.Context: This is for a single family flip in the San Diego market.

Looking forward to meeting you all virtually sometime, or in person on a visit to PT. 

What I personally do is I will hire a local Civil engineer who has done subdivisions in the jurisdiction and I will pay them up front for a detailed feasibility study.