So what you’re claiming is that Ohio Cashflow creates “false scarcity” because we send generic pre-scheduled marketing emails with properties sold months ago just to showcase examples of what we can offer?

Within a few thousand for a generic rental rehab and again as a generic flip rehab is probably fine.My advice here is to use your network: find folks who are doing a lot of renovations for flips and/or rentals and ask them if they'd share some numbers for you for recent projects.

One thing I have learned over the years is that there is no generic answer to how to invest in real estate or what one should do when getting started. 

Those who are using generic calculations aren't going to find the opportunities that present themselves.

Their advice is generic and made to entertain a mass audience. 

The generic form that the referral service had you fill out is basically useless.

Rich,I know that you're looking for a generic form, slam dunk. 

Most CFP I've met have given me generic advise I think I have my answer

If you are looking for a generic 80-90% of purchase to fund with a good FICO score for a normal 1-4 unit, you don't need to spend too much time on finding lenders as you have plenty of options.

So training is generic and of course no one points out that you should check your state for the actual Laws of what I am teaching its legal in some states though :) Most of the trainers that were promising students to make 40k a month flipping houses did get shut down by the ftc.. think Montalongo Vertucci WE now see new posts about how you can make 1 mil a year flipping @Chris Seveney Chris just posted a screen shot of that advertisement and who is hawking that program.