The thieves wait til they figure you've had time to replace your computer/TV/whatever and then hit you again.

And a bad apple who might get taught some of these more creative RE techniques can do harm to the industry.Lots of sociopathic personalities out there,,however at the end of the day buying rehabbers is not a highly complicated business as you state

Not everyone can be in movies and TV you know!

I thought i saw similar business model on tv and from the show i got the impression that the entire thing was in the gray area....Just curios...

Thank you @Brandon Turner , great info indeed, I have read 2 of your articles and downloaded the beginners guide and will be listening to podcasts rather than watching TV.

Which is better apples or oranges.There is no answer to this each investor needs to decide on their own based on their goals, risk tolerance, resources etc.

Those are the guys who had the TV show Flip This House on A&E.

If she is working 2 jobs, where's her money going - sounds awful and some of you will slam me for it but I bet she's got a nice car and a better tv than you do.

There is no way you're making an apples to apples comparison here.If you want to invest in SFRs, more power to you.

If it is maintenance that is expensed on the tax return (and you don't have losses over 25k that you are rolling forward, then you should compare apples to apples post tax.