Look up Gene Guarino and Residential Assisted Living Academy. 

I had an LNI inspector say to me, "Either you are the most naive person or a big fat liar."

Then once a month watch as you get a big fat rental deposit go into your account.

I would like to raise the kids till about high school (roughly 10 years away) and sell for millions and move closer to the coast with my fat chunk of change (subject to the future outlook of the immediate area).

And . . . . it's not as if the budget is going to be fat and happy on these jobs either - there is always lower hanging fruit than rehabbing houses for investors.

For example, if I ever used Vinyl on project it would sit there like a big fat log.

Then, build a pergola straight out from the wall to completely cover the entire deck, with two fat supporting columns at the corners.The least expensive way to create interest with the entry leaving the steps as they are, would be to build a "shed" roof sloping toward the front yard, over the landing... maybe use a cool standing-seam roofing material.

These sound like retail, "I'm gonna get fat if you pay me these prices" pricing.

Fat fingers.

He never specified if he's buying these deals himself with his own cash and then reselling or flipping contracts. .He said he goes fat escrows which would allude to the idea that he's using his own money.