RCG has trained a number of MLO firms over several states in their structural and compliance responsibilities successfully (meaning agreement by state regulators as to the methodology), but most are not knowledgeable enough to transact the process correctly.There is a confrontation about to happen with two MLO firms in California that are advertising what you are suggesting without the structure being correct, that will include RCG and two independent California law firms later this month.

Here again this is my methodology, I'll never state that's it's right but it has provides me leverage to account for unforeseen expense after closings. 

Its magnitude in difference in cash flow that sort of makes LA's appreciation strength almost moot and then Baltimore also appreciates at a not so shabby rate.People are talking about all these value add strategies that you could use in the LA market to even get close to the Baltimore numbers but they forget, you can also apply the same strategy to Baltimore and make even more.Of course you can also reinvest equity not just in LA but also in Baltimore.If this were a city with a slightly softer monthly cash flow, LA of course would have won but thing is, Baltimore isn't even the strongest CF market in the country.I just happen to run into this article by the way... shocked to see how they got to the same conclusion on Baltimore:So you also have realtytrac, use a somewhat different methodology and strangely have Baltimore ranked as #1 in terms of rental returns.

The value isn't necessarily in the raw information, but in the sensible aggregation of the information and the methodological application of the information. 4.

People have these fantasies that they're going to build cheap rental empires in the Rust Belt while cruising around the world, maybe getting on their phones once a day with their GCs at their multiple rehab sites.So a lot of this came out right after David Greene came out with his book on the process, and I felt certain Greene was somehow whipping credible idiots up with his methodology.

The key to the analysis is in the methodology and accurate/relevant information. 

Maybe I will rethink my methodology.

While there is literally endless configurations one could use, their is prevailing methodologies as to how to best configure any 1 grouping, and to why do it that way, but as to the exact compilation of the "flowers" into any 1 "vase", the targeted use, conveyance and results will dictate. 

Over my past 25 retail sales, I've averaged nearly $25K in profit, so being conservative is working.I've hit $40K+ profit on two projects ($145K and $165K resales), I've hit $30-40K profit on 6 projects (resales from $95-175K), and have only come in less than $15K on two projects (my very first flip was one of them).So, I really like the methodology of shooting for "singles" but being conservative enough that they often turn into doubles and triples (and maybe an occasional home-run, depending on how you define it).

I have been reading a lot of books on Real Estate investing and methodologies, listening to the podcast's on BP and going to meet up groups to learn more.