Again, $400 rent, even on a $25k house is too low..taxes, cost of money, insurance and maint will eat it up and you're served nothing but an alligator....in my opinion.

Would it be stupid to take say $700 or $800 a month in rent and just eat the rest ourselfs just so we can fulfill our move?

Roofing and foundation work can eat $7,500 very quickly.

While it states buffet, they'll credit the buffet's cost toward other menu items - The Benedict (eggs benedict) is awesome and with a drink is about the same cost as the buffet.

err this guy wants his cake and eat it too.... it seems all he will be doing is GC.... which unless he is the best contractor ever, doesnt mean much... i mean you even said he is slow to work sometimes. which is not good at all.tell him is he is serious he should put his own money in, if he cant, then have him bring you deals. if he can bring you good deals than use your cash to finance the deal, pay for materials only and when the house sells give him 30% after splitting all the rehab costs with him. i havent done my first deal yet. but i have been burned in the past with partners with no equity. my suggestion is to stay away, unless he does truly bring you some good deals. then work with him. he needs you to fund the deal as much as you need him to get the house ready.

I don't suggest walking on egg shells.

Those can greatly eat into your cash flow.

You'll have to sacrifice risk or profit... can't have your cake and eat it too.

After that the holding costs start eating away..There is just sooo many little expenditures that go into flipping...

I didn't want the seller to have to eat it, because they were basically giving their house away anyway, and they have a few more for me to sell, so I didn't want to taint the relationship with a bad transaction.