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and thinking of ways to refresh them while keeping the bones of the home intact.I've read most of Rick Villani and Clay Davis' FLIP book, quite a few BP blogs, J Scott's 1-2-3 Flip site - like, the whole thing!

I know there is meat on the bone but I am clueless on how to capitalize on this opportunity/flip.

With an ARV of $255k is there enough meat on the bone for me to assign it if I got it under contract at $210-215 with it still needing some work?

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Keep looking and you will find a deal. double check most of the wholesalers in the area. some have decent deals and others are no deal at all; no meat on the bone for you.

Don't be afraid to put in a bunch of offers (I recommend going through the listing agent) and consider "cosmetic fixers" that have good bones but are dated, dirty, smell bad, are aesthetically challenged, etc. ... for me, getting a good deal on listed properties was a look at 1000, put in 100 offers, close on 1 type of thing.

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Don’t think there is enough meat on the bone for FML to find it.

The house was a fixer and needed a lot of work but was large and had good bones.