I would check your price versus competition and check your length of stay discounts.  

On the other hand, you can flip in any neighborhood as long as you are buying at a steep discount below ARV. 

When a PM does charge a markup, he's usually getting a discount on the service to keep the cost stable.

Select accounting and bookkeeping firms have access to software like Quickbooks Online at a discount, and a few of them even pass those discounts along directly to the customer! 

So there is no discount or profit to be made. 

I would look at the value of the rentals before you make a decision to see if that makes sense for you.Regarding the furnishings, if you have to pay more for them (again here in FL, properties are generally listed fully furnished and you don't really get a discount to tell people to take the crap out - in fact, I had one guy refuse a good offer because one of my conditions was for them to take their crap!  

But in the mean time we would love help you build your dream at a discounted price while we learn.

if the note is currently in default and we can buy at at least a small discount, we may be able to restructure the note with no monthly payments - we would get paid all interest at closing when the property sells.  

I have a little hard time estimating a fair market value given these conditions as I don't know how much to discount the value of the house with these issues presented.

Nice try, but no cigar.3rd warning: only paid stays count, and only full-price stays, not discounted favors for friends and family.