I worked as a counselor in a group home which allowed me many hours to myself during my night shifts that I was able to focus on real estate, finding deals, analyzing deals, listening to podcasts, and reading real estate and business books.

DO NOT rely on AirDNA and similar sites that just use an algorithm to analyze numbers.

And no matter how many homes I sold in 7 days or less, which was kind of my thing, still the popular messaging was "you got luck, now run away". 

I have spent the past several years studying market trends, analyzing potential investment properties, and building a network of industry experts.I'm specifically looking for a fellow investor located in the New York area who is interested in collaborating on initial buy and flip projects.

Example, if you wanted to be close to the vineyards that are gaining popularity, Sahuarita or Green Valley is where you want to look.

I have already analyzed my deal in the Rental property calculator, its coming out a negative COC ROI.

The 1 universal rule is ALWAYS BE ANALYZING. 

White is also still popular in flips due to buyers being able to change it easier upon closing or if lighting is poor and the space needs to be brightened up.  

Also make sure your budget fits the market 2-Analyze deals, make sure you are cash flowing from day 1 (even if you're house hacking) also look for ways to improve the revenue of the units like adding bedrooms if possible3-Start looking for off market deals and FSBO properties, you want to buy under retail.

I've been using Michael Blank's Deal Analyzer which works fine but there are some features that aren't available.