Best bet would be to get your 2 years history built up and then look at a refinance.

Question is, how should I calculate the charge for replacing the carpet?

The key is to get a high LTV which is possible through a few approaches I learned.The reason I like this idea is because I calculated that each deal (good deal) I do with a credit partner will bring the account about 800/month and cost us 400/month for debt.

I bet if pricing were opposite Don, pretty boy were cheapest and the other crew the more expensive, you would have been happy and proud to have paid the more to the skilled pro guys and gotten things done right and timely.

I'll bet the investor's analyzing your deal have ...- After Repaired Value (ARV)- Rehab & Construction- Closing Costs - Purchase Side- Closing Costs - Resale Side- Real Estate Agent Commission - Resale Side- Property Taxes- Insurance (1 year)- Utilities (6 mths)- Interest Payments (6 mths)- Rehabber Profit Requirement

Getting a termite guy out there would be the best bet.

They are going to be difficult to achieve consistently.I suggest you also calculate how much you can deviate from that and still yield acceptable profit/cash flow.For example what if you can only buy at 70% ?

The house is really cheap and does not need a lot of work.....New roof,new electricity,new plumbing and so on......From my calculation i can get between 1500-2000$ every month and in one year the house is paid off so you can see how much they want for the property...The owner just gave up fixing it but as i see it, it's almost done....

My calculated mileage (to and fro) is almost 2K miles. 

To give you guys an idea, I opened an IRA 10 years ago and I calculated my annual return at 4.4%.