It may be a good idea to look at all of them as rental properties where you also appear to be the tenants and see where you could trim some fat. 

But I would love to help if I can in any way and would suggest one thing. 

I haven't yet saved up enough capital to embark on flipping myself, but I'm wanting to get as much experience as I can in finding flip projects, analyzing and estimating repair costs, and developing relationships prior to my first rehab. 

I thought I could attach the pics but I don’t see how maybe I can in a rely or comment.

I am assuming you trimmed the fat on the underwriting process - I'm curious to know how you're able to get it done.

And I don't think you trying to extract a $100 refund because of a coke can in the trash is really appropriate."

Charge for what you can in your state that's reasonable, actual damage beyond NWT, charge for a clean or trashing out any junk and then move on and focus forward.Congrats on the purchase!

I bet this becomes de rigeur across the board.BTW, these areas don't want fat SF salaries coming to their towns.

What I was more alluding to was just shadowing an investor and watching the process (and of course helping them out in some way I can in return).

We could buy 4 - 5 houses under this model.But I'm wondering if it makes more sense to sink some cash instead into a well reputed syndication, aiming for a 3-4 year exit, and derive the same tax benefits & appreciation without being a long distance landlord.We ultimately want to be able to move back, at least to the US, to do some more deals actively, but my husband won't be able to be sponsored into a new job, as that is very rare, so will get his green card while there, ie, can't really count on a job until after we get there, but to be honest, we'd rather have set up some deals so we could just have a model where we can not have to worry about him getting a job at all, and working for ourselves in real estate investment.And in the meantime, we are also considering moving ultimately to Brisbane, but we can't build that sort of portfolio up there like we can in the US, plus I'm not familiar with the market/taxes/ways to do deals there like I am in the US.