Look:The reason you need to do more to make it "work" is because:The success rate of that strategy is SO DARN LOW that you need to send THOUSANDS of mailers, calls, or texts to COMPENSATE for the low performance of that strategy.So in other words...Because it does NOT work, you need to do a LOT of it, to compensate for the fact that it  does NOT work, to get a deal... so you conclude..

Maybe someone else can chime in on what those costs could be now. 

I purchased for 136k and seller paid my closing costs.

I don’t doubt that coaching is worth it to scale up quickly but might be good to do a lower cost options and buy a duplex or two at a minimum if you haven’t done so already.

I'm cautious about flips given the materials cost in Hawaii, but trying to manage it from the mainland where I currently live (though i'm considering moving to Hawaii to live in a multi-unit I may own).

Competition is high and operation cost is high .My property is in California, so wanted to get ideas from owners who were in my shoes.Any suggestions appreciated.Thanks.

Thats my conern the risk portion of it but I do have to invest the money otherwise my healthcare costs will eat it up and I dont want that.

I had a call with NCH (Nevada Corporate Headquarters) and they walked me through their whole process and how much it would cost for them to set everything up for you, to include the address and registered agent.

There is many unnecessary structures that have a lot of cost associated with them.

Hi Tahreak, You have to be just as careful purchasing new builds, many of the homebuilders I noticed sometimes cut corners and you might have more maintenance related costs than expected.