Id like to understand what the most profitable way to fix up a current 1,700 SFR in a 6,200 sq. foot lot would be?

Sell it for $220-240k rangeInvestor puts in $60-90k, Flips for $350-400k realizing a profit of $50-100k. 

What an investor gives up though is tax bene's and the chance ( well at least proforma wise) that you bought at X cap rate and can sell at Y cap rate and there is a big profit that is added on to your returns. 

A good deal won’t matter if your contractor delays the timeline, eating into profits through holding costs.

I do this at least quarterly for some of my clients and they like being able to see the profit and loss reports. 

There is realized gains & profits, and UN-realized gains and profits.

After analyzing the potential ROI, we negotiated a fair price of $58,500, ensuring room for renovation costs and profit.

Look for ways to increase profits but without cutting corners.

Its all legal and now you only have to maintain a place for 5 groups. 1) you can get a heavy cash deposit down for the ownership. 2) they pay quarterly for expenses that funds the overhead. 3) everone has a share of profit when you or they decide to sell for a higher price.

Thanks Dennis, I think you're right that planning for a more conservative return would be a good idea.I re-ran my numbers at an even more conservative level:Lower ARV: $800,000Lower income levels (I'm assuming it will take a couple years to get up to full potential income, but giving myself 3 years was a conservative estimate):Year 1: 50k (NOI $1,000)Year 2: 80k (NOI $31,000)Year 3: 100k (NOI $51,000)My ROI numbers come out to:1% (year 1) 46% (year 2) 76% (year 3)This scenario seems like an acceptable risk to me, when the upside seems far more profitable.