We love the Rent to Own model….we have done it with over 160 properties in lake county il.  

If they had lived in the houses they would not qualify for 1031s they would fall under sec 121 like their first sale, live in it 2 out of 5 and the first 500K in gain would be tax free.I've got several contractor friends whose business model for years has been to build two customs at a time.  

I was impressed at how Dave explained PPR's training and investment model. 

One other thing you may want to consider is to switch all appliances to energy efficient models, switch light bulbs to CFL or eco-incandescent bulbs. 

I'm not sure what you mean by scam - their whole model is that you list your property for free, and they find you tenants on the assumption that the renter is looking for the same property features as what you list.

When we analyse a property we model "what if" scenarios at prime +1 and prime +2 to see if the ship would remain upright  {some of us remember the 1980s}.

I'm an aspiring real estate agent. 

I'll check later tonight what I had estimated in my model.

I only sell when maintenance is too high or it needs full rehab(personal business model).

The Flip model may work best when working with groups, every party with equal standing can have shelter within a corporate structure, ( my attorney has advised me that this is the cleanest way to structure a JV with other parties.)Again, as Brie stated, clearly defining goals and exit strategies is paramount in every deal.Good luck and keep us posted.