Things like return on investment, IRR, NPV, capital expense are part of my every day vocabulary.

i agree. the OP was somewhat nebulous.Still not following the underwriting vs. due diligence. almost as if trying to show vocabulary savvy but missing.Originally posted by @Michael Baum:Hi @Matt Von Bargen, can you tell us more about the property?

REE was great for vocabulary and definitions but Prep Agent was great for explaining everything in plain English and help with the application of terms and math.Good luck with school!

Rationalization,...the most expensive word in the REI vocabulary. 

Once you know the vocabulary, pick one asset class drilled down to a small sub market.

-learn to analysis a deal - Learn real estate vocabulary - build i relationship with a real estate investor - Attend 1 REI meetup a month  -learn one market inside out. 

I recommend that you and the neighbors remove any race reference from your vocabulary (which could result in legal problems for yourselves) and stick with the tangible issues - such as noise, trash, illegal parking - whatever. 

Study your vocabulary. 

If you eliminate the word flipper from your vocabulary and do things that demonstrate your intent to hold the property like - documentation to your professionals, long term financing, putting rentors in, not advertising for sale immediately, holding longer rather than shorter time frames...all of these are not conclusive evidence (neither was a 12 year hold period) but they help.Why not use an alternative model to fix N flip.  

I know much of the vocabulary, and am now working to implement what I've learned into deal analysis and actually making offers.