I have heard creating a holding company first then having my llcs under that is the best method.  

The only way to value a home is by using sales comps, if you use any other method it's not going to be as accurate.

Note that you typically have two years from the date you paid the tax or three years from the date you filed the original return (whichever is later) to submit an amended return.FORM 3115This is a specialized IRS form that is used to request permission to change an accounting method.

Restoration company, with a $500 deductible for home insurance, is drying and working on fixing tile that is water damaged, grout that has eroded, drywall that needs replaced, etc etc.We have about a dozen examples of issues similar to this.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/biggerpockets-real-est...It's a great introduction to the BRRRR method - and Cameron on Youtube has some great direction and insight too!

I use the DISCERN method to look at locations and do a yes no in 30 seconds.

The mailers I send consist of distressed properties that I drive by using the driving for dollars method, pre-foreclosures, divorces, and absentee owners. 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

How much money will you make following the methods you're suggesting?

I have 25 properties (34 doors) that I mainly bought using the BRRRR method + a few I bought subject to and owner financing.