The beauty here is you don't have to necessarily choose which strategy you are embarking on for the first process of these strategies (buying a property in need of rehab and doing the renovations) - the best investors typically will have multiple exit strategies and can make unemotional decisions once the property is completed whichever way the numbers point to (flipping or keeping and renting/refinancing i.e.

Low cost, surprisingly beautiful home for the money.

But I am not convinced and think that the world the technocrats want to build is not compatible with human nature and our purpose for being here in the first place. 

@Martin NestaI don't have much info for you - but I do know the 'nature of the beast' I can share with you... perhaps something will help...Most property tax "just values" in Florida - the value they say your property is worth - are intentionally set about 15-20% below market value.  

So if the landlord only owns one four-plex, or two duplexes, or a single and triplex, and the landlord is a natural person (not a corporation or partnership), or the landlord is an LLC in which all members are natural persons (no corporate or partnership members in the LLC), the landlord can still require two month’s rent as security deposit.So for those CA investors who invest in properties with four rentals or less, and place each rental property into its own LLC, and the LLC members are all natural persons, those investors can continue to require two month’s rent as security deposit.

It was forty minutes from my house, next to the beautiful Golden Gate State Park, fifteen minutes to the casinos of Black Hawk, fifteen minutes to the quirky town of Nederland and twenty minutes to skiing.

For example with heat, the fuel (electric, oil, natural gas, etc) all cost differently. 

Natural gas is widely used in the area and can be brought to the property for roughly 40k.  

It is accurate that Hilton MGT. only allows owners to use the unit for 21-days/yr, while the rest of the 344 days, it will be generating income for you.The Hilton Convention Center and Branson Landing Condos offer benefits like garage parking, close proximity to restaurants and attractions, and beautiful locations, some units with lake views.Monthly dues are $300+/ mo. and those dues include things like:Building InsuranceCommon Area MaintenanceSwimming Pool & Exercise RoomLawn Care / LandscapingSecurity ServiceTrash ServiceWhat makes these deals so difficult to pencil out is their management fee of 50%, which is significantly higher than the typical range of 15% to 40% in Branson.

Heating costs go up in winter, as does electricity due to the reduced natural light and more people indoors.