What is your fundamental motivation? 

Having a contractor in the family is a fabulous advantage but would make it all the more tempting to jump into flipping without a clear understanding of the fundamentals.  

I don't trust fundamental analysis - forget about the technical storytellers. 

I am at a loss as they are extremely well funded & do not need the father 'financially', furthermore he cannot 'swing a hammer' & his advice on REI, rehab fundamentals etc is way off base (yet he proudly proclaims that he has a substantial investment in the Iraqi Dinar & advised all his kids to invest heavily into silver when it hit $50/ounce !!!)

A great mission is one of the fundamental reasons people find success in most endeavors.For instance, I love all aspect of real estate because, I believe this is a highly incentivized field.  

Are there any real estate investment "bibles" that experienced investors reference for core fundamentals? 

The very fact that it sells for $1 or $1000 should tell you it will never be profitable unless you can fundamentally fix what is wrong.

<g>  I fundamentally resent the fact that I am being discriminated against by the exact government which I so substantially finance.  

When you consider a long term trend, it's absolutely reasonable to expect that trend to continue if the underlying fundamental basis for the trend is sustainable.

Those two things are necessary for anyone worth their salt to really give you decent advice.That may sound off-topic, but that is first and foremost the best metric to figure out what you should be doing with a property, since properties often will often serve one type of goal better than another.As for evaluating the numbers on any property, they all use the same fundamentals:1.