Jacob are you going to live at the property or is this purely investment??

Instead of finding a pure mentor simply find an active flipper or wholesaler and ask to find them deals.

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I do it on every rental I buy but not for purely cosmetic reasons, although the cosmetic appearance is a plus.

Of course, I've discounted any benefit from appreciation/taxes, etc and looked at it from a purely cashflow perspective.....you'll have to look at it through your own lens.

After that it will become a pure investment rental property.

Also, price and activity are creeping up broadly in the market and since we don't need to fire sale it, are trying not to.Want to sell the home and not see tenants/leasors/etc tear it up (purely emotional) so this will be strictly a conventional MLS deal unless I de-list and sell it at a flip price at the local REIA.

Locking in a price that is at least $10K above market isn't a wise move from a purely financial perspective.

Perhaps you want to appear to be a pure "cash buyer" when bidding.