Dear BP Family,My name is Brooks Dodd, a 22-year-old residing in Middle Georgia.

I’m in the middle of determining my ARV for my first possible fix-n-flip.

I grew up on the northside, mom still lives there, and it's def a good area for middle-upper class families.

If you want a decent SFR , you're talking $300K-$350K; based on rents/taxes and the likes you may eek out a 2% ROI; don't expect much appreciation the next 5 years if any;  it's appreciated to the point where it's not affordable to the middle/ upper middle income classes in the  midwest... whether to buy or rent..

My thoughts are why do we have these folks in the middle such as you warn about?

Julio might do better out there since he's already used to the I-live-in-the-middle-of-the-desert crowd.It's a weird town, guys.  14,000 people out in the middle of nowhere.  

They're in your area and are a middle man with insurance bookings and are often sourcing properties from other owners. 

I heard about bigger pockets from a military colleague while I was in the middle of house-hacking before I knew there was a name for it.

Hi all- we are in the middle of renovating a house we bought to brrrr.

Any option in the middle of these two is when trouble mostly happens.