So for flipping let's say you can get something around $450k, that would leave a nice profit margin, right?

And taking them out of the equation, would only create very marginal improvements.At the end of the day, it is a supply and demand issue.  

Sometimes, there’s even newer construction being built right after nearby causing the home values of the existing properties to drop and rental numbers as there is always someone with better access to debt or lower acceptable margins than you.

Wholesaling will only marginally teach you or provide you with experience useful for real estate investment 8.

Definitely becoming more of a factor that will squeeze margins.

Outside of their investor margins being a little thin, does anyone have any feedback they provide from personal experience or research they performed on Ashcroft?

There are a few out there that will do first time investors but being your first, you will be limited.4) What are your actual margins. 

We want to know exactly what interest rate we’ll pay on a mortgage, what the water bill will be, if the property next door is thinking of selling, and everything else that has even marginal relevance.  

I know I could use HML to do deals and likely make marginal more money, but I chose the JV route.

Put simply, property management is a tough business and margins are small ($1,000-$1,500 annually per home)... managing contractors is difficult but the money is much bigger and much faster ($1,000-$5,000 in just a few months)... and selling turn-keys can yield $5k-$20k.