I've been reading up on different articles and listening to podcasts about buying and flipping raw land for profit.

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessHow to Start Investing In Real Estate at a Young AgeOh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

You may want to check out @Ali Boone and her articles on the BP blog.

@Erik Drentlaw I don't see any flaws with your numerical analysis.   80% minus repairs is pretty common for buy and hold in DFW.   

On the numerous other homes that were around the same price point that we submitted offers on prior to purchasing this one, our EMD was $500-$1500.

They buy articles on relevant sites.

Hey everyone,I was reading some of @AmandaHan articles and An interesting thought came to my mind today.

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Randallstown" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

There have been some good articles in the Latimes.com on just this subject recently.

I also had numerous granite dealers who are local.