I would think that a small negative cash flow margin would be acceptable due to the much larger equity gains you are receiving (compared to a 100k property that has good positive cash flow).I would love to know your thoughts.

This is a blood, sweat, tears, and toil kind of thing to learn how to profitably renovate an old MF building with tons of deferred maintenance issues and turn it into a tight little ship that puts a lot of money in your pocket.

What is a developer's typical profit margin?

With everything we've learned I feel that our next property can be profitable.

Booking those profits and placing them out of state. 

I have one house under contract that I am hoping to wholesale for $10,000 profit. 

Or find someone with a HELOC at 5%... they can draw on the HELOC @ 5%, charge you 12% and 3 points, and make that  spread as profit. 

Real estate may have been viewed as the cause, but once the genie was out of the bottle it became part of a larger story.

Considering structuring a profit sharing model per project with a friend who is a general contractor.

But after all, he made a great decision and it was amazingly profitable.Numbers:80k Purchase – cash 35k – Reno Roof, siding, paint inside and outKitchen cabinets and countertop resurfacedPlank floor New tile in bathroomRepair electric and plumbingHome staging 1% of sale price6 month project 165k sale price less 6k closing costs44k Profit Regrettably, this will probably be the most profitable flip I am involved with for the foreseeable future.