Assuming I don’t live here I would profit $483/mo from a $16k investment.

I'm the Campus Director at a local non-profit and my wife is an Occupational Therapist.  

When I find this out I think it indicates a seller needing OUT.So I ask  you, even though there are many of these houses in the higher price ranges, do you think the price of $300 K to about $1,5 mill is to high to make a profit ?  

I find I'm jumping between markets, both out of curiousity and in an attempt to be exposed to the norms of many different areas.I already have four properties in Indianapolis and in the end, might simply opt to stay in that market since I know it at least marginally better than other random markets I'm researching.

Way to much work and problems.Best case scenario :  Find distress house and buy at 55% of fair market value....maybe 20% fix up and carrying costs and hope for 25% profit or less.But avoid junkers, heavy damage, roof problems, furnace problems, etc.  

I’m going to flip houses to supplement my income from being an agent and looking to use 100% of my flip profits to buy rental property.

This doesn't make sense to me because if you overspent on the rehab it doesn't sound like you will have much profit, so a rental might be the best way to salvage the situation.

If I use the contingency I still make a profit and I don't I have a nice bonus in the end. 3.

We've had the same tenants the last 18 months.Rent: $1,350/monthMortgage, Ins, taxes: $960/monthOur initial plan/goal was to acquire properties and hold them for long-term (20-30 years+) to essentially have the tenants pay for the mortgage and we would make a decent cash flow profit annually and then eventually have a solid asset (trying to diversify investing, e.g. not having everything in retirement accounts/stocks)Just recently the A/C had some leaks and is pretty much on it's last leg and needing a replacement (quote of ~$8-$9,000 installed + fixing leaks in duct work).

Sell 4 SFU3) Work with Developer to get whole deal financed, share more of profits.