Louisville is fantastic for cash flow and is a safe place to start since we don't typically get caught up in the roller coaster effect of steep appreciation followed by sudden pull backs when the market isn't red hot.  

I think John Bianchi and Taylor Jones are both lights-out good in the space, but the buy-in to hire them is steep and it should be.

It's going to need a new roof here in a few years, and new flooring in both units. 

Sixteen homes to inspect- roofs, hot water tanks, soft floors, siding damage, decks, porches, furnaces. 

This is the metric typically used on row homes or twins, detached structures usually add landscape or more siding and a higher likelihood of pitched & shingled roof.

Purchase price: $260,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Sale price: $535,000 Complete gut, new front and rear walls, all new electric, HVAC, plumbing, roof, deck, windows, interior What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Yes their rates are steep, but that's hard $$$ for you.

One has a little bit of a steep driveway, but not too bad.

If your children decide to sell it (you can't predict the future), they will likely face steep capital gains tax. 

Roof lines, window styles, and masonry/siding all play into this natural flow, and the biggest mistake you can make when designing your flips is not following the flow that is already present!