They make their money off of real estate agents, but real estate agents are the worst people to make money off because they are highly unreliable and in and out of the business when the market changes.Their target should be the consumer with higher levels that they can subscribe too for data, since Zillow is linked to the MLS now which makes their data somewhere more reliable.

Unfortunately, new hosts are targeted for this.

Do you have a/some target area(s) in mind yet?

Generally as a new fix and flip investor you would want to target cosmetic projects that do not require an extensive rehab budget.

@Madison SloanTo start house hacking, focus on saving for your down payment, researching target markets like Salt Lake City or North Idaho, and building a strong team of professionals, including an agent and lender.

Hi Max, a good rule of thumb is to start with your target market/ideal guest.

As for the third target market, Sacramento is close to you, it's a state capitol, relatively inexpensive, two major universities, great local culture...

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

I'd be looking at multiple structures. we try to build below the average new build cost in our market in Columbus Ohio which is 515,000 last year and we target land 40-50k and urban core adjacent where we get higher price per square foot. we build for clients with margin around $190 a sq ft depending on multi or single. we can get that down in our triplex it's a little higher on our single family homes because of garages and limited economies of scale. hope that helps. idk Philly but if you show me the area and styles of homes I can give you some more insights.