Deals can always fall apart, even at the closing table! 

Hello,Every deal is different and you have to "run the numbers" on it, but it does help to know where to start looking.I spend time on Zillow and have seen evidence of flippers targeting neighborhoods west of the Gwynns Falls: Check out the sale of 303 Gwynn Ave for $155K.

Private money loans or capital partnerships Will usually fall somewhere in between the cost of a traditional loan and hard money.

Since the 11th of September, we have been without running water to due our neighbor chopping down trees and it falling on our water tank/line and busting it (we have spring water if that counts for anything).

I have a daughter who starts at BYU in the Fall of 2019, and am interested in seeing what the student housing investment landscape looks like.

However, there are many other items that can fall under CapEx and you should save for those possibilities.  

I am new to BiggerPockets and I am really interested in getting involved in real estate after I graduate from college this fall.

When you look at a property, do not fall in love with it....maybe fall in love with the numbers, but don't look at it the same way your retail buyers might look at it. 

If you have a real deal, everything else will fall in place.

It is necessary as there are tiles falling off the walls, visible mold, and possible mold behind the walls.