Doesn't have to take forever, but shortcut is a dangerous word. 

Sorry, but that's really out of my territory.

They were always looking for the best way to make money, and they were willing to put their time, money, and heart out there when the opportunity arose.I think its dangerous to think that you become successful in any economy by figuring out the "secret" way to make money.

So taking your factors off of list price could be dangerous.

As @Bryan Hancock mentioned you will need to in SEC territory and will need to follow the rules.

Please do some more research on these dangerous out of state turn keys properties or homes under 50k in war zones with huge cap ex waiting for you around the corner.

That sounds dangerous. 

That said, the opposite of dead equity is 100% leverage, which is a dangerous place to be sitting without massive cash reserves.

Where all cultures of people live, its not dangerous...And rent is high, the homes hold good vaule "based on the value of the area"...Brand new developments near buy...What im saying is dont limit yourself really get out there and look, and dont base it off what someone on BP tells you.

These would be 9% - 10%, perhaps higher as you're nearing hard money territory (usually 12 - 18 month terms).