I am days/weeks away from trying it at my personal residence.  3500 sqft but only two people using it, so not sure how good of a test it will be. 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $145,000

Cash invested: $15,000

Sale price: $180,000

2017, I tackled my first fix-and-flip—a 2004 double-wide m...

And I still finance land flippers all over the US.. so perk test and soil test we deal with every week on our funding's.

My timeline so far has been:End of Oct 2022 - Permits ApprovedJan 2023 - Lot ScrapedMarch 2023 - Fill dirt brought onto lot, compaction tests in progress. 

Why not test the market by putting the lots up for sale, and if nobody bites, that might provide your answer. 

Often times someone passes their NMLS test, hangs their license, does a few Fannie/Freddie deals, then tries to get into investor lending.

Last year we began testing different places by staying in Carrillo and Junquillal with day trips to a lot of other nearby beaches. 

Your clients should focus on properties with significant equity potential and work with experienced contractors to stay within budget and timeline—especially with borrowed funds on the line.Avoiding Bad Deals - Encourage them to work with experienced agents, contractors, or mentors and always run multiple scenarios, including worst-case outcomes, to stress-test their numbers.Reserves - Advise your clients to keep a reserve fund separate from their loan for emergencies, unexpected expenses, or delays.

It WILL always be like smashing through a wall with your head as fists as the hammer, you will "get bloody", it will hurt, it will exhaust you, it will test you to your breaking point and beyond.

The guru of that particular year will create some secret variation to a time-tested list of tactics that is the flavor of the weak and pretend like this is some new secret invention, perhaps inventing new language to describe tactics that have been around for years. - In the unlikely event that you get a lead, A "motivated seller" who will work with an 18 year old to sell their home, is likely someone dealing with death, disease, divorce, or disaster.