This is double what is considered healthy in a market. 

If you're at your local BP meetup, offer that up and try to walk through as many rehabs as you can.Before you know it, you'll be able to look at a property in a few minutes and get a rough order of magnitude - you know floors cost $2.5/sq ft to install, you know a 1600 sq ft house costs $3k to paint, you know a kitchen w/granite is about $6k, HVAC is another $6k and then you add in a healthy 20% for cost overruns and unseen items that always pop up. 

When I get tired of Indianapolis, I will find another city with great returns, an increasing population and healthy economy.

In my area, the population gorwth, job growth and HI ratios still look very healthy.

Soil grading and compaction test, depending on type and size of building.9. 

Eat 5 healthy small meals per day and cut back on sugar3.

Eat healthy, but don't eat out.

After buying 3 SFHs in the Boise/Meridian Idaho Treasure Valley area, all of which are producing healthy positive cashflow, I’m ready to buy another SFH.  

This makes sure you don't have any plumbing leaks under the slab that will cause eventual soil and slab movement and cause further foundation damages. 

A healthy dose of "fortune favors the bold" and "fools rush in" seems to work for me.If you need anymore platitudes, hit me up.