I should be paying you guys for helping me avoid these pitfalls but I appreciate the free advice. 

Use this calculator to determine an estimated purchase price and to avoid paying too much for a property.For more information on finding the ARV, please see this article on the BiggerPockets blog. 

Since I can put 30% down I want to avoid hard money lenders.Thank you in advance.

We are currently on Liberty Share which is a healthcare sharing ministry that avoids the Obamacare ACA requirements and therefore has a very low premium (about $500/month for entire family).

Hi,So my father has a mortgage on a 2nd home (cabin) in north georgia (we live in Atlanta). He's looking to get another one, but it seems like if it's in the same region the lender's underwriter will deem it an invest...

I normally avoid studio rentals given type of tenants are different.With that said, even using your numbers, earning about $30k net profit per year on over $725k (over $250k in cash) in investment is not a good deal. 

a sub $500 cost to avoid tens of thousands in repairs.   

There is almost an unwritten rule where folks are looking to build new; keep at least two exterior walls up and maintain the footprint to avoid being classified as new construction.

PM shortfalls tend to relate to communication,  especially with owners, I think many of the problems can be avoided with up front expectations and follow through with those expectations. 

., without transparency others will have a hard time learning from mistakes which I like to always use my deals to prevent another flipper or beginner to avoid my mistakes including myself.