Eventually you are going to come to the realization that the time-suck (the flat per-door overhead expense of your time, etc) is ballpark the same if the net positive rental cashflow is $150/mo or $750/mo or $1500.

Realize that payroll could be anywhere from 25%-40% of gross.

I skimmed through DR's Money Makeover book and realized that anyone who needs the advice in that book is a lot more lost about money than I am ... which is to say they're pretty lost.

And many typical entertainment and recreational activities are still closed or operating at reduced capacity, leading some households to save more at the very time they realize they could use much more money.

Yes, I just realized that OP didn't mention that I was unaware of the 28k tax lien until the title came back.

I realize I’m using them interchangeably and shouldn’t be.

The market is so crazy for the last 2 years that whenever I did the numbers I realized I'm not gaining ANYTHING by buying a fixer upper etc.bottom line just be realistic and know what type coc return you're looking for and get such deals, and Yes you can find deals where you can earn 10-12+% return! 

So after using the Fix and Flip calculator for the first time I realized the calculator asked the purchase price, associated costs and desired profit; however at no point did it ask for my expected tax rate.

I just got cold-called from Quicken, however, and realized if I refinance with them, then I could:1.

Over $12K a year in cash flow and when it was sold I realized an almost 6 figure profit.