My advice would be is to talk to multiple investors who have real world, actual success-based experience in flipping over a sustained period.

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Read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene for starters.

It's that simple.Doesn't hurt to have real hardwood floors and A/C as well.

Quote from @Lilia Matlov: A lesson I learned later is that real estate is not just about numbers, which is contrary to the thinking of most investors.

Many of them sell the course at 20k a pop and that is how they “make money in real estate†Sad but true.

In fact, some of the best opportunities in real estate come from properties that others overlook—distressed homes with potential that just need the right investor to bring them back to life.If you’ve been in the game long enough, you know that distressed properties can offer huge upside, but they also come with their own set of challenges.

Quote from @Jimmy Rojas: I live in Arizona and homes here are sky high, youd be lucky to get %6 interest rate, I would be a 1st time home buyer, apart from being 1099 employed would Trumps real estate plans benefit the little guys like me? 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

You don't know, what you don't know.Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a tax accountant specializing in real estate taxation.