Hi guys, we close several deals a week at our office. 

Closed sales were only up modestly.Overall, home prices and inventory in the Austin area look relatively stable over the previous 12 months.

You will need to supply 2-3 quotes from different General Contractor's or licensed builder for all work.Some things that can occur are builder/vendor issues with lack of inventory, broken material, employee "no shows", date of completed work extensions, bad work, additional costs not factored on blue prints or cost analysis, delayed permits.Keep in mind any delays or issues will slow down your clear to close/funding date.

Account Closed, if the owner died before the tax sale, then the tax sale is void.

@Devin Peterson is a close 2nd. lol

Before closing, we were informed by the city that the person that had the house under contract before us (deal fell through) used a lawyer to have the lots split and the addresses updated/ changed.

Carrying cost loan (closing costs on loan and interest), utilities, etc can be written off from a tax standpoint to reduce your liability/  

If the price point is feasible I'd advise to do your first flip locally that way you can build systems and processes and gain the experience of doing a flip while being able to monitor close by.

We have been successful here in the past here with 7 days cash and no contingencies (and a good reputation of closing).https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/695-Earlham-St-Pasadena-C...

Starting out as an investor/wholesaler we all know there are investor friendly title companies that will help with double closings, assignments of contracts, and blind HUDs.... drop them in the comments.