Once real estate is in your blood, you can't get it out.Definitely take a break from working with clients, focus on building some more rentals and maybe have fun with some flips.  

However, I worked for an appraiser while in college and moved a lot in my youth, so I think real estate is in my blood.  

It's blood, sweat and tears in the desert to find reliable contractors.

All I know from my experience is just your description above makes my blood run cold.

Blood bath is dramatic, but hoping to get some conversation going on this. lol.

a bottle of whiskey to my father law, a bunch of sweat and blood, and becoming the guy that paid the highschool kid who needed money ( used to be me ) good money for an easy job . moral of that story is i saved 5 to 8 thousand dollars,***** if quotes were right i have no idea****.

Problem I see from afar is finding someone to provide diligence on one of their deals will add cost and make it thinner than it already is.

But to ask me to be CHEAP, is calling me cheap, calling my work cheap, calling my years upon years of blood sweat and tears to gain the skills to do what I do UNVALUED, wasted. 

From my research, in my current area there is a strong demand from buyers and the margins on a flip are thinner and riskier, at least from properties on the mls (I am an agent)  Now if one goes a little further out there are still deals which wouldn't require so much rehabbing but it's a matter of waiting 3-4 years till the demand catches up to those areas.  

It will definitely be a good option near metal exterior doors if the doors have a very small clearance between the subfloor and the door since the vinyl planks are about 3-4 times thinner.