I did not see marketing costs, nights that you need to spend at networking meetings paying for dinners or memberships.

Personally, I would never live in PHX, but that is all personal biases (I prefer seasons and greenery), and clearly lots of people choose to live in PHX.At the end of the day, I would argue market selection almost only comes into play when you are talking assets that cater to institutional buyers that have to get investment committee sign off. 

Market 1bd rents are about $1500-$2000.Ideally, we would have 24 months to get thru plans/engineering/permits/rennovation.

This is going to be very market dependent, and property dependent. 

@Cosmo DePinto The Huntsville market is tough right now.  

you can still find good deals more west of the freeway in SLC or off market in SLC or south salt lake but they are harder to come by

I am talking to someone on their commercial side, however the last communication I had with them when I asked where we were on attaining a quote was that the under writer was having trouble finding a market for the mobile homes due to the age.

A bit about me: I'm committed to learning the ins and outs of the market, and I'm not afraid to roll up my sleeves and work hard.

Quote from @Robel Nessro: How is President Trump going to effect the Real Estate Industry, will it benefit the investors or impact the market and investors?  

The property's strong market demand made it an ideal candidate for a profitable fix-and-flip project.