Many seasoned investors are willing to share insights, and shadowing someone experienced can fast-track your learning curve.You’ll also want to familiarize yourself with the numbers behind successful flips—acquisition costs, renovation budgets, and after-repair value (ARV).

If your credit is in the dumps, there are a few creative solutions I’d be glad to share.

Happy to connect and knowledge/resource share if you are interested in these markets.

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I'm curious if this discrepancy is typical of other regions as well.How accurate is the data on this site?

And of course then CA will get its share :)

We have created an investment plan for them to buy shares of a property, against what we put down for an initial down payment, so it accelerates there returns.

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You will likely have to lower the rent because you are taking space away from them AND making them share space. 

Find a realtor that preferably has some investment experience that you get along well with and keep an eye out on sites such as realtor, craigslist, etc.