You can read a book and multiple books, but unless you are out there doing it (I.e. getting bids and getting contractors to truly get you an exact estimate) you will be far off from the numbers you want and may even lose money on the flip/rehab.The best advice I would suggest in my experience is that you should get into the line of work by either partnering with someone or working with someone on some projects prior to going into a flip on your own.

There's some excellent relevant & recent material from very high quality individuals on this forum.

The land assessment value is on the tax assessor's site in every county, but that doesn't hold a ton of relevance in my opinion.

That may not apply to you, as a financial professional, but I thought I would share the story.Obiously you could re-lever your portfolio to bring the ROE back up, but then you have to place those borrowed funds somewhere that nets a high enough return that the portfolio is ahead, given the drag of the interest and any transaction fees.    

Though, it would be interesting to hear the experience of others here with the group. 

(been working and succeeding since 2008 or before, someone you have experience with, good returns, close to 5yr investment?)

I know this is probably quite rare, but if anyone has any experience in this, any advice will be appreciated.Thanks,Gene

I cannot see a scenario here where he is better off re-levering to enter if he can't weather a shorter time frame; and if he can weather one, then he has the funds to put a downpayment outright on a  2nd.

We understand that tax complexities can be challenging, but our experience shows that many of these barriers can be overcome with a strong local team.

This has been my experience: "As to the remedy plaintiffs seek, the case law reveals that "the equitable remedy of specific performance is routinely awarded in contract actions involving real property, on the premise that each parcel of real property is unique" (EMF Gen.