Really the person that is going into the flipping game should know the market very well to do these comps on their own, and back it up by asking their trusted real estate agent/professional for confirmation.

My first bet of advise to you is to read Gary Keller's The Millionaire Real Estate Investor.

You can not depend on syndicators these days to underwrite correctly since they seem to be more focused on growing large mailing list and collecting huge upfront fees for closing deals.

"I know far too many people who regret selling real estate looking back 20 years, but I've yet to come across one who regrets keeping it."

As a GC, real estate broker of 25 years, and an experienced flipper, go with the cheap method.  

Any investors, contractors, or real estate professionals working in NC?

My goal would to be a full-time real estate investor/ custom home builder and do most of the work myself until I have enough to hire and oversee the company.

Partner with a real estate marketing company out of Las Vegas or Provo, Utah to market, promote and advertise the “mentorship” system consisting of the free seminar, followed by the modest fee weekend workshop, followed by the $15,000 - $40 000 full mentorship program.Here are the usual results1- 99% of “students” never earn back the cost, despite 1000s of wasted hours2- students learn nothing of real estate principles, real estate finance and real estate law which are the necessary foundation blocks of knowledge necessary for a SUSTAINABLE career in real estate investment 3- with hundreds or thousands of “students” unleashed on the real estate selling public they’re AT BEST an annoyance of trying to do “unrealistic” deals, AT WORST lead to a disastrous result for vulnerable homeowners.4 - The career real estate investors, service providers, brokers, lenders, etc are so disgusted with all of it and the outcomes they see that that can’t even comprehend that the subject technique or strategy does have a legitimate use when utilized (1) by and experienced and well capitalized buyer and (2) full disclosure is provided all parties with legal representation.  

I’m most impressed with the fact that you studied real estate and real estate markets for a year before investing; that you scanned the possibilities, chose what you considered the best opportunity, and went all in.  

I am seeking an investment minded real estate agent to work with me on determining (with substantiated estimates that I can share with my parents) the most advantageous path forward, which I believe would be 1) rehab and rent, 2) rehab and sell, or 3) sell “as is”.