My coworker is apparently finding properties for half the price of what I’m finding.

.$114  (Jefferson County records show this as half this but realtor mentioned this number, getting clarification now)Insurance..................................$65Anticipating some capex for a new driveway and repairing the crawlspace which had standing water in it.Seems like a good deal otherwise.

There are probably 100 people that live within 50 miles of you that would help you with that deal.

Also half of the properties listed on the MLS or ones that are still listed 60 to 90 days 120 are not on the market after a while, the person who listed the properties would never take them off its what i started to figure out after a while.  

It is half of a small building which holds two apartments: one small studio downstairs and one larger loft studio upstairs (I live in the smaller studio).

It seems that about half of the neighborhood have owners that include utilities and the other half that either use RUBS or have lease agreements where tenants agree to pay a set monthly utility fee to owner in addition to their rent payment.  

You have a big property for half the cost.Good Job!

I'm also thinking of renting out half my house and hence the mortgage interest (half of it anyway) could be applied to the E vs the A and I might still be better off by then qualifying for the std. deduction.

If I list my fix and flip via my RE company, I capture all those buyers currently using brokers, AND I only pay half the commission. 

Don't just assume it's $80,000, find 3 properties within half a mile that have sold in the last six months that are similar to the subject property.