What kind of projects do you take on? 

I also explained to them multiple times, I save money by being both the contractor and investor on my projects.

i found in my build projects that started just before and continued through the pandemic prices rose. everything but lumber became sticky IE they rose but did not fall..

Continue renovating my current house--big projects would include finishing the basement (adding a bedroom/bathroom/living rm space) and putting new siding on (the current siding is probably the original).

Again, if your $250k is true, and includes all the electrical upgrades, new plumbing runs, potentially new foundation pour (since I assume the existing garage slab is not capable of supporting a new two story house), I am guessing since I don't know the market, but assume you will have a lot of equity by completing the project.

In the end, the project was completed successfully and sold for a profit.

I’ve been in the real estate business for almost three years now and have completed five deals: one buy-and-hold long-term rental, one short-term rental, and three fix-and-flip projects, for which I helped raise capital.

A tool to accurately predict the ARV in 6 months or in a year, as well as the project’s rehab costs, would be extremely valuable.

Once you start to get people in there to look at project to project, that will give you a baseline then you'll start to gain more knowledge on where you need to be on the pricing/estimates etc.

It won’t take as long as you think. if you can wholesale a few properties you can get enough to support you in a small project while learning the ins and outs.