Long term rentals typically require much less work than a fix and flip.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Success.

Fix Flip- only do surface style changes- flooring, landscape, roof, windows, etc. 

Not a primary home, not a flip. 

For Livermore, the activity is slower compared to the general Bay Area so you would need to be more cautious on picking the right property to flip, and the margin has to be large enough for it to make sense.

I have a stunning 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 4,300-square-foot single-family home in Cleveland, MS, that I’m looking to sell. The challenge is, I’m not familiar with the local market—or the Mississippi market in general.
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Many people over the years have passed me up in the number of homes they have either wholesaled or flipped.

Quote from @April Smalls: I want to Refi Cash out to find my first fix and flip deal.

Hello all,I'm looking to do my first single family fix and flip in the Greater Boston/Worcester area.

Quote from @Jeffery Campbell: Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.