One of the biggest factors in successful flips is building a strong team: contractors, agents, lenders, and property managers. 

An inspector can also evaluate at a surface level the structural integrity.

The precise property forecast can vary depending on a lot of factors but the general demand is really what you should use the tool for to make your plans. 

@Robert Quiroz I think all of the factors you have listed might contribute.So I’m not going to comment on that but I am going to comment on an assumption you made.If 85% of rents are below market on deals you underwrite then those contract rents are probably THE market rent.You can’t just go based upon area median income to rent ratio.First off urban areas are oftentimes street by street, block by block.

@Stephen Fleming your cashflow probably won't be what you think it will be:(Have you factored in the new property taxes at homestead millage rates?

If you want to think about it as a math problem, it’s all about where you put your time to maximize returns while also factoring in what you enjoy doing.Picking the MarketI’m the kind of person who gets analysis paralysis.

Regionality and competition greatly factors into the cost structure.

I understand some of the economic factors that can lead one to a particular city or province (or state), but unsure of some of the key elements as you funnel down below that level.Appreciate any insight.Tyler 

Vacancy and maintenance factors should be higher than for Class A or B.

Quote from @Terry Ouimet: justifying illegals to pick our crops and build our houses I think it’s fundamentally incorrect- it lacks  Integrity.