Science?

If you ask 10 different sources for an ARV, you will get 10 different ARV's - they are a matter of opinion based on factual data but by no means an exact science - it is a guideline; you must be the final judge of the investment value; it's your money.If you are not taking steps to assess values and investments on your own, you need to stop investing in Real Estate. 

But to be more specific, I saw gaps between boards in the flooring, bathtub drains with paint still in them from reglazing/aging, toilets left with feces, and numerous other very odd issues that are not rocket science for basic cosmetic flips that I shouldn't have to point out to an experienced CG or PM.

Landlording is not a science, it is an experienced-based business. 

That said, finding the sweet spot for rent is an art not a science.

@Stacy Smith , tax reduction strategies for real estate businesses and investors is not rocket science.

There is an art and science to this. 

This is fiction: that any servicing company pays as agreed for 12 months and the existence of the loan just magically disappears.

Checking out and replacing a dishwasher is not rocket science and should be easy enough to quote sight unseen.

horticulture science.