I am am amateur and it does not look like the cash flow justifies this.

None of this is tooting our own horn - we just outwork the amateurs around us.

I can tell you property details about it that local amateur history buffs, the old farts who sit around and scratch themselves recounting their maudlin Alzheimers-tinged nostalgia about "the good old days" will never know.

MLS -- I winged the whole thing, paid full price with 3% down and paid PMI, but it worked out nicely in spite of my being a naive amateur.

Hey BP, This may be an amateur question, but im going to ask it anyway.

That doesn't bode well for the amateur flippers who have crowded the market over the last couple of years.

A pro like yourself is probably doing very well but most people on BP are amateurs when it comes to STR and they don't disclose the true costs.And Eric, instead of insulting me, why not just answer his question?

It is easy to dabble like an amateur golfer.

I am admittedly a rank amateur though (haven't even made an offer yet), so don't trust my sole opinion.

Again, take my word as that of an amateur as well, but that's how i would approach it.