On flips-- it is still possible but you are dealing with the tight supply. 

Highlights: Single-family home sales were basically unchanged with a total of 7,696 units sold;On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales are up 2.7 percent;Total property sales fell 0.9 percent to 9,139 units;Total dollar volume declined 1.7 percent to $2.6 billion;At $230,538, the single-family home median price rose 2.5 percent to a record high;The single-family home average price declined 0.8 percent to the second highest level of all time, $300,178 (the highest was $302,599 in June 2015);Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.7-months supply versus 3.2 months a year earlier;Townhome/condominium sales fell 5.8 percent with the average price down 2.4 percent to $197,937 and the median price up 2.1 percent to $164,450;Leases of single-family homes were up 4.8 percent with rents up slightly to $1,883;Leases of townhomes/condominiums soared 12.9 percent with rents down 5.6 percent to $1,658.http://www.har.com/content/newsroom

Unless your exclusively focused in the "A" suburb neighborhoods outside (west of 275 and north of 696)  that mostly are populated with high paying jobs that the auto industry supplies the city..

With increases in density, you'll get a second appreciation from zoning in addition to the normal appreciation from supply and demand and inflation. 

Also, some direct mail vendors supply data list as well. 

You can get discounted tile when looking at discontinued tile from a tile supply house. 

I had to install smoke/CO detectors with non-removable batteries before selling my condo in CA.

In that instance, you may have to market it at a low(er) price to get it moving, since there is so much supply.

So far, the workers have been demoing and buying supplies.

Able-bodied men (and women, I'm EEO ;) ) sitting around midday, smoking cigarettes and drinking Mt.