I huge advantage is that it's easy to start, cheap, and low risk.

The good thing is you have cushion but still live frugal and cheap so you can throw everything at flipping. 

Lots of threads on this forum and cheap books you can buy.

By installing our own, we remove the wear and tear and damage the tenants do by moving W/Ds in and out and hooking them up wrong (which is common) and using cheap components that cause leaks and destroy floors and walls.

Hint: it's not cheap.

-appraisal will go up but this rural county is as cheap as it gets.

If deliveried right it sill us a hard one for most to chew on.

@Pat Arneson Flippers want things cheap , fast , and good .

Aha yeah I dont really trust flippers to do the repairs correctly - Even with my own flip I was tempted to cheap out on it but you always pay for it in the end!

I have clients from California who are successfully purchasing flips and BRRRRs here at a very cheap price point at $120k-$180k - positive cashflow and tons of appreciation.