@Philip Wilson since you have defined your goals, you can now take flipping pretty much completely off the table.

Dubai Real Estate Market can now be defined by two things: dropping prices and an over supply of real estate. 

Looking at the details of the report shows that the gains were broad-based, with both single-family and multi-unit construction posting healthy increases.

I would say start by defining you end goal.

Again I cant speak on yours specifically but to paint all programs with a broad stroke is just not fair. 

I did just purchase "The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs: The Investor's Guide to Defining Your Renovation Plan, Building Your Budget, and Knowing Exactly How Much It All Costs"  from biggerpockets to expand my knowledge of rehab costs and how to effectively estimate them.

Maybe a better measure is some state that was low on average income rising via tax increases is how I should've said it.I have no clue on taxes in Singapore, but I know (from working there 40 years ago) import taxes were god-awful and I thought they had sort of a compelled individual saving plan for retirement (you have defined contributions and we have defined benefits for Social Security). 

I know this is all kind of broad and I'm not really asking anything in specific - just curious if anyone thinks I'm on a solid track here or if I should re-think this completely.Thanks guys,Jack

Returns on real estate are typically more predictable, definitely more broadly understood / defined.  

I have considered Roof Maxx for the front of the roof; though the back side definately needs replacing.