We bring rough construction, staging, interior design, mortgage broker experience and integrity to the table.

So if you won't have multiple projects in parallel or other productive uses for your excess cash while your flip is in progress, I think it makes sense to use it in the flip as opposed to sitting in your savings account, collecting nothing but dust, while you pay points to take out a 12% loan.

You'll have plenty to dive into here so don't be surprised if this stage takes a while.

My loss was in excess of $10,000 on the last theft for probably $200 in copper.  

I am a strong proponent of having "EVERYTHING" done including landscaping, staging etc.

One house was ravaged by a fire and the plan is to just tear it down and hold the lot (the area is in the beginning stages of revitalization).  

Yes/NoTo slow the growth of property taxes, yearly revenue increases should be capped at 4%, with increases in excess of 4% requiring voter approval.

Your headwinds here include access to capital, lack of excess liquidity, 50 other investors who will fight you for the property, and difficulty of the FHA / 203k loan. 

I’m currently at about the same stage as you with building my database.

The controversy is how to do a preliminary estimate of CapEx in the early stages of evaluating a property.Upon scouring the internet, podcasts, and picking investor's brains, these are the options to do an early estimate CapEx: Use 5-10% of GSI (however, I've seen as high as 15%)$200-$400/month per door$/month per unit - this is all over the place ($50-$800+)Calculating all CapEx items savings per month$0.67 per square foot/yearMy limited criticism for each method:Most common recommendation I find is 5%.