The result is that treating it as a business can result in less taxes, even with the SE tax added to the mix.

Areas like Emmaus and Bethlehem Township offer attractive opportunities for house flipping, with their mix of suburban appeal and potential for growth.

He specializes in providing financing solutions for a range of projects, including bridge loans for 1-4 Family Investment Properties, Multi-family, Mixed Use, Ground-up New Construction, Fix & Flip, Fix to Perm, and Bridge to Stabilization.

Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $480,000 Mixed use building. 1 storefront plus 2 2-BRM apartments.

I know a local mentor who has a wide range of RE experience, but with mixed results on her level of success.  

When the comp is obvious, I am done.When it feels sketchy I add trulia or redfin to the mix to cross-reference the numbers.But always manually.Comps make or break the deal.

In the west, it's the opposite, so maybe an approach could be looking at a portfolio that diversifies by having a mix of CF, Appreciation and turnkey vs. value add properties. 

Both areas are in the "mix" ie. close to major roads, tollways, etc.

@Allen Zhu as others have already commented, using zip codes is not a sound strategy.For the City of Detroit (please don't mix the city & the suburbs!)

We can mix STR and MTR when needed.