The numbers crunch for rental or flipper after repair.

I am also new to investing but from what I understand the 2% rule and 50% rule are more of "guidelines" and don't work in every market.Here is a good post about crunching the numbers.Rental Property Numbers so Easy You Can Calculate Them on a Napkin

I know the Sac market is hot right now, which is why most of the numbers I'm crunching aren't really green in my analysis: I'm looking for 10%+ CoC and CF of $300+. 

I'm on a very crunched timeline in order to find this property and I don't expect to catch a life-changing deal, but I see this transition as my "white belt". 

After crunching some quick numbers I've found roughly a dozen properties with decent ROI and cash flow figures but remain unsold.

Debt destroys potential returns (investment rates around ~8% as of 09/23) unless you're under leveraged and we are seeing a supply and demand crunch, especially in the preferred surrounding suburban markets.

Hard money loans / private money loans became more mainstream with the credit crunch  shortage in 2008.

I would crunch the numbers when the guy gets back and decide from there.

Crunch your numbers and make sure your deal can survive an assessment increase to $250k. 

Crunch the numbers based on your assumptions about flipping houses, timelines, reasonable profit margins, etc.