NOT Portland proper that sucks but the metro is quite hot.

He indicated that they have begun to change their business model now and they no longer sell a property until it has been permitted.  

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This is nuts considering how hot Asheville has been for STRs. 

Flipping homes can be an amazing business model but there is definitely a higher chance of you losing money then other avenues so if your afraid of costly mistakes that might not be the best way to start then.

I would suggest you take a few months and watch the market before jumping in because the market has adjusted the pricing because it's hot. 

There is a river of hot water by the hotel Tabacon in San Carlos that is an absolutely unique experience.  

Shop around for debt to see what is available and model the various structures to see how the different terms impact performance.The tradeoffs will be fixed vs. floating rate, conventional vs bridge vs CMBS vs bank vs agency. 

@Scott Suryan we've review REI Nation's processes and met Chris - if we ever did turnkey, we'd model it after their systems!

Now that the unit is finished, it's going to be listed for $2,450/month and the same model on similar lots are appraising for $410k.