To save you time, I'm not sure that Class A cash flowing neighborhoods exist in Raleigh, NC unless you can find a needle in a haystack... and if you can please let me know:) In the A class areas around here you're looking at $600k+ homes that rent out for $3,500 if you're lucky.

The exact same light fixtures, same switches, same molding, same bathroom vanities, etc.I'm wondering if anyone has ever put together a comprehensive list of SKU's or Item #'s and pricing in a spreadsheet to quickly access and order the standard things (door knobs and hinges, light switches, sockets, switch plates, vanities, light fixtures, etc) from a popular store like Lowes or Home Depot.Sometimes it feels like finding anything is like finding a needle in a haystack, especially shopping from the web.

Talk about a needle in a haystack and still managing to string said proverbial needle.

Sounds like it is a needle in two haystacks in the better locations.

That would be a 50% all-in deal and is a needle in a haystack in this market.$13k (16% of arv) for resale/holding costs is very high for an $80k ARV.

However looking for a market that will double in 12 months as an investment criteria is somewhat unrealistic, its like looking for a needle in a hay stack filed with rattle snakes. 

That was a brilliant deal but it like finding a needle in a haystack.  

How we buy today is different from how we bought 4 years ago, but one thing is the same - just as ever, we are looking for a needle in a haystack which represents to us an above-average opportunity.

There are quality contractors out there, but finding them is like the needle in the haystack.

You might find the proverbial needle in a haystack from the one branch local community bank in a one stop light town but beyond that, unless you are an institutional investor, you are out of the market and watching from the sidelines.