You’re on the right track—build awareness of costs where it directly impacts their role, but don’t overcomplicate the program with factors they can’t control.

If the goal is to become a full-time flipper/contractor, then doing tighter jobs can help build momentum for a business, that will pay dividends well beyond just the specific house, itself.  

but if i go in a LLC with them i get hit with the tax from the sale of the homeThe GC and the flipper were just going to split the profits from the sale of the home and they were going to pay me 2%/12% for the duration of the build. 

I have the opportunity to manage someone else’s 10 unit commercial building.

What do you do in the tech industry?

It looks like you are doing an affordable build based on the cost but hard to say since you didnt provide info on the build itself such as square footage and finishes.

New home building permit tracking.- What's happening with mortgage rates and the yield curve?

Some of the challenges I've had with areas like Texas and Florida is that they are doing so much building that the only way you can compete is by price. 

Quote from @Kyle Hess: I'm building a list of tools you could have handy while touring a potential fix-and-flip. 

Make 2025 the year to build those relationships.Cheers!