It won't be spot-on, and I wouldn't bid the job using the number or apply for a loan using the number - but I would and routinely do use it to determine whether or not a given wholesaler's deal is worth investigating further (spoiler alert: it's usually not).As I said in my first post, you'll need to update the numbers since it's been a few years since the book was published, and labor & material prices haven't really rebounded since Harvey.

This is a fun hustle and there is tons of great free material out there which is great.

...if you're not 100% clear on this, then a mentorship will never materialize, and if it does materialize, it will likely fail. 

As per pictures, new kitchen, new baths, refinished floors, converted family room into master bed and bath.Top quality materials at designers costs thanks to my partner.

If mortgage rates materially drop from here, it's not outside the realm of possibility we could go back to bidding wars.

Working in new construction, I knew the materials needed, contractors, suppliers, stagers, etc, to make sure this house sold.

I am marketing the property to prove "material participation" and they are too. 

Well, for one, some new building materials and methods are unproven at best, and junk at worst.

Go off of what your contractors say, the book is broad and there is no way it can accurately estimate the cost of material and labor in every market with one number.

Where to promote?