I help all sorts of investors from all over and those in KC find replacement properties.

This allows you to make an offer without a HI contingency which is much more competitive than one with the contingency since you are buying the property as is.You can still get the home inspection after you settle to capture all of the detail items.Some HI's will not do this, they might see it as some sort of conflict of interest.

Or even purchase something larger such as multi-family or commercial that provides better cash flow. 

That was precisely the sort of site I was hoping for.

All of my investing has been in re-development and I’m looking to learn the flipping business for income.I can see the process and opportunities for properties worth flipping, but I’m trying to see the way to build a business around flipping for income while I work on larger re-development opportunities.where have you learned financing and operations?

In larger volume, you can get better return.  

This reserve amount represents roughly 2–3 years of projected repair costs, which might be a conservative approach, but it gives us a buffer for unexpected, high cost repairs when they pop up.With a larger portfolio, the reserve pool wouldn’t need to grow proportionally, as funds and repairs can be balanced across properties, allowing costs to offset each other over time.

I would appreciate it if you could please contact me directly, since I believe that BP rules prohibit posting recommendations of this sort on the website.

Based on the value of a property you can likely get away with a inexpensive desk top study such as condos and you will require a more comprehensive engineering study for larger properties like a 4plex.Desktop / modeling options are sometimes good for smaller residential like you mention. 

There are instances where added depreciation expense will not result in a larger refund.