The flip will be more renovation, but will likely not be wildly profitable given the general area. and the simple fact that Pgh is not exactly the tiptoppiest of places for long-distance flipping.My best renovation advice to you, verify EVERYTHING your contractor says he's doing.

If you have an architect involved then it may just not be as simple as removing the existing items and replacing with new. 

If your investor just wants a straight up return and to be hands-off - then simple interest return at (fill in the blank) interest rate will be great for them.

I know this is rather simple (for seasoned investors) and there are multiple ways to analyze properties?

Sometimes you can do this simple with the bank by telling them that you think someone unauthorized may be able to access your account or that you lost your checks.  

Just seemed too simple, but then again I could just be making it more complicated than needed.

We tracked all income and expenses down to the cent through a simple Google Sheets page.

Simple-the offer says you get the prorated rents that have been paid. 

Our favorite is just simple mutual funds until we have enough save up for a down payment on more units.

If he's that chill about the house and what he gets for it, maybe he'll go for something simple like that.