You can find them through local real estate investment groups or online platforms.Auction or Estate Sale: If the property has unique characteristics, especially being a large, old Victorian, it might attract specific buyers looking for such properties.

I just wanted is sue a warning against one such company - due to the egregious manner in which he exercised his predatory practices  - in the guise of a legitimate company!!

It seems like a complex process, especially when it comes to coordinating contractors, supervising renovations, and ensuring everything goes according to plan.Could you share any advice or practical experience on how to handle these types of projects efficiently from a distance?

And in the modern era, real estate and stocks returned practically the same amount (within 1%).

But in practice most of these numbers are likely not taking into account turnovers and repairs.

I've seen a lot of bad excel templates online...

BiggerPockets is an awesome online community for anyone interested in real estate investing.

We just closed in late Dec so the financials are a work in progress but we’re projecting and tracking closely to a 55% expense ratio and should have about 11% CoC in year one through the renovation period as we get more renovated units online. 

**Template.net**: This site provides a variety of renovation contract templates that you can customize online.

I have not reviewed BAM's fees but it's likely based on their representation of UNDER 10% "skin in the game" that most of their "investment" is taken from fees deducted from the money gamblers place with them and counted as equity in the deal; this is a common practice in the syndication industry.