I say lowball offer because these REOs all look at market value... trying to find fix/flip deal... no strategy yet

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I split time between Vegas and Portland and both of those markets are what I consider very difficult for the fix and flipper. 

Hello, I recently graduated with a degree in Finance and Real Estate which gave me a lot of experience as far as understanding the numbers, finance, and business side of real estate but I do not have much "hands on" experience as far as fixing appliances, home ownership (I've rented up until now), etc. 

We are likely going to fix and flip a couple SFH's to start, and then buy and hold moving forward (all depends on the deal and location of homes though).

I fixed her fence and roof for her because I felt badly about her loss (I had tools and material out there anyway to remodel my building).

Purchased my first rental about a year ago but no good experience with a fix n flip.  

At the end of 2016 we locked in a VA 30 yr fixed at 3.25%. 

My basic rule of thumb I give to wholesalers is if they can figure out what the market sale price will be when the home is fixed up, subtract around $45k and that is where I need to buy it. 

I only look to this exit when my primary buyers pass on a deal (if they are interested, I pay an agent a flat fee to conduct my business)....My primary buyers pass a lot on deals because they are buy n hold investors, so the numbers are different than fix n flip numbers.