My observation in my neighborhood is that the turnover is quite high, so I need to factor that in.

Put another way, higher risk usually demands higher reward.You can take a peek at my profile to see where I'm invested, but I've been analyzing properties on the market for a while, and here's what I've observed, in general:-Lower income properties generally produce higher ROI, but come with a higher risk of damage/repairs.

i am willing to pay if thats what it takes to assure you you are not wasting your time.I want to be apart of your flipping project, simply just observing what you do, how you talk to vendors, how the process actual works in real life, not just in a book or a blog post.  

Now these days I worry more about where to buy from an investment perspective instead of where I am going to say next month.Another one, that in America we all observe, is that we enjoy is the concept of property rights.  

My observations have been that leads have been less profitable than what I've heard of in the past.

Recent observations of mine in dealing with Real Estate agents:(I currently do not have one, so as I'm looking for properties I've been calling on the selling agent, then if I like him/her I plan to use them as my buyer agent)1.  

I'm a long time observer of real estate and I want to purchase my first property this year.

I probably will continue to quietly observe the forums for a while but I one day hope to document my own (hopefully successful) rehab and then possibly be a regular contributor to this amazing knowledge base

What are the key pre-cautions and observations to keep in mind before making an offer7.

Does anyone think that there would be a market for a person with surveillance experience to sit in a neighborhood for a day for an REO and report their observations to them?