Here is the basic formula:Topic -> Audience -> Info -> Method of deliveryGood luck!

Red flag #1: Guru holding a free seminar (it really is not free, it is an up sell to costly programs, boot camps, and personal training sessions to the tune of many thousands of dollars.Red Flag #2: The advertisement video shows a clip of attendees dancing and cheering and all excited in the audience = Hype and more Hype which is all fluff and BS.Red Flag #3: So-called top RE flip investor in the country - then why not keep flipping rather than market courses and seminars?

The reality is almost all of these programs know the vast audience has a few k sitting around but MOST of them do not have enough cash to get started with their first deal.This is where all this "no money down" trash and the like comes from.They are simply selling a pipe dream to extract the little money they have."

Personally, I like to ensure that every cosmetic item in the house is either brand new or looks brand new and is consistent throughout the house.

I have been going off the average cost per sf of sold, updated houses, within a mile, with similar sf, baths, br and lot size, and sold within the past 3 mos.

I was able to find the exact same brand of lock on Ebay, and installation couldn't have been easier.

It could use a brand new wood porch.

Truly depends on the system and brand, btu and efficiency.

I just got back from Clearwater beach and we drove all around the tampa/clearwater area and I gotta say.....a lot of neighborhoods are run down with closed businesses all over the place.Does anyone have any insight on starting somewhere brand new vs. your hometown area as a brand new investor OR Florida real estate investing in general?

It depends on the area and it depends on your target audience.