I'm still learning the market myself but Dayton is ripe for potential fix/flip strategies.

Additionally, there's a fixed self-employment tax.Income Tax: 22% * $70K = $15.4KSelf-Employment Tax: 15.3% * $20K = $3.06KTotal Tax Due: $18.46KRemember to account for any state taxes as well.To defer taxes entirely, you could utilize a 1031 exchange, which allows you to reinvest the proceeds from the sale into a similar investment property, thus deferring the tax payment until a later date.Example #2: Long-Term Capital GainsNow, consider a scenario where you hold onto the property for over a year.Project Details:Property Cost: $70KRenovation Costs: $50KResale Price: $200KProfit: $80K ($200K – $50K – $70K)Since self-employment tax doesn't apply, you only need to calculate the long-term capital gains tax.

But the reviews of the all the top home warranty companies don't give a good feeling about the practicality of using one including poor service, delayed appointments, multiple visits to fix an issue, keep patching the appliances and systems instead of replacing, offering low replacement costs if they decide to replace, not to mention the tenant frustrations because of these issues.

Credit score is about 760. 25 year term with a 5 year draw period.Option 1 using max line of credit:At the max loan to value of 89.99% the interest rate increases to 11.5% This is prime of 8.5% + 3%.Line of credit amount: $140,000Estimated interest only payment: $1,245.83Estimated full qualifying payment: $1,489.04Option 2Dropping the loan to value to 80% to decrease the rate to 10.5%.

I have a bank willing to lend on the deal but will need to provide equity and cash reserves of $1.2M.I've raised capital prior, but not this amount. 

I have a real estate portfolio with good amount of equity (most of the portfolio is free and clear), however my personal DTI ratio is too high and that's stopping me from tapping into it to settle some debts and buy more properties.

On one side, it seems to involve a decent amount of expenses/high cut out of the agents profit.

Appreciation there is low, rents are low, and assuming maintenance as a fixed cost (for example, a hot water heater costs $450 from Lowes in Allentown, $450 from Lowes in Scranton, installation takes the same time, and labor costs aren't all that different), the ROI isn't great.

You want what everyone wants-highest return with the least amount of investment. 

.), but they should be able to give you an idea of general terms (interest rate, amortization, fixed period, etc..) with some basic information.