Even in the Covid era I've found that contractors are still asking top dollar for overhead and profit, making many projects unfeasible. 

I have not lived in the property two years and feel that any profit I may make on a sale would get chewed up by closing costs and capital gains. 

They are highly motivated to produce profit, and our interests are fully aligned.

With this structure, lenders can offer more favorable terms, including lower interest rates, making your investments more profitable in the long run.

BiggerPockets has some pro tools that let you see rent to price ratios and other cool stats, I use this to check out various markets and which seem to have better/worse profitability.

Oh wait the profit margin is garbage too

.- It's not profitable for them to search for under-market priced houses, figure out repairs needed or what other problem is pushing the price down and do even more for a newbie investor that has analysis-paralysis and may never buy anything.Some questions you'll want to share the answers to with any agent you choose:1) Are you paying cash or getting a mortgage?

I don’t have a loan on the property and hold it cash, but, if I sell it would lend the profits as hard money and earn 10%+. 

I have a question and would really appreciate your input.I’ve done a couple of fix-and-flip projects in the past using hard money lenders, but I’ve noticed that their fees and interest rates significantly cut into my profits.

We've been head down for 5 years getting started with this portfolio, just starting to become an evangelist for sober living now that there's some proof in our business that it's impactful and profitable.