The cost of living tends to be very low compared to almost any other city, and it is a really great place to live.4.

Then I compare that sq ft to my intended and figure the buy price plus fix and carrying charges and come up with a probable profit.  

I've been going through comparing information as to what it would entail to have an HOA that impose the by-laws mainly consisting of the violations: noise. 

Stephen Burtin here in Wichita you can use recently sold data on the county website to find comparables.

(Compared to Southern California anyway) I’m looking at deals analyzing ARV driving neighborhoods.

BPers,We have traditionally done a good job of staying on budget and on time with our flips, but our last couple of projects have definitely pushed us to a point where we need to implement some new strategies to improve our model.

Seller will carry the note. 4.5% on a 20 year amortization with a 5 year balloon, at which point I should have at least 20% equity and can seek traditional financing.

My income is also in the top percentile so I do live well but compared to what I make I live frugally. 

Very easy to pull a bad comparables if your Realtor doesn’t know what he’s or she doing.  

Figure out who you are and compare that to the personality needed for out of state investing.