- vanity, (Home Cheapo or custom, what size) - floor, (laminate, tile, wood). can go on, and depending on the detail will depend on how long a project takes, floors sanded or not, tiled or carpet ?

Of course, we are talking my LOCAL market, LOCAL fees, local customs and they are probably not similar to yours in many ways.

Based on the number of investors we know, and the market we have seen for HUD properties in Florida, we set up a "bidding machine" for investors that specifically targets HUD properties.We send weekly spreadsheets of "regions" grouped by counties.We have customized spreadsheets for each investor that tracks progress.We treat this as an actual business silo that our investor clients love, because all the heavy lifting is done.As a Real Estate Brokerage you need to:Define an opportunityDifferentiate yourself from every other competitor out thereMake it simple for your clients to do business with youShare their pain AND their joyDo whatever you can to continue to make your relationship a win/win environmentToday was an example of this strategy as we won three homes for three separate investors, and all of them are thrilled.

The owner claims to bring in $50k annually through selling parking tickets to amusement park customers.

I would definitively suggest just using the title company though, then build a relationship what one of there customer support people so you can ask for lists anytime.

But seller net is not the same when you have a 4% or 5% RTT to pay; assume seller pays half of that as is usual custom.

The lender mentioned that there are federal "safe harbor guidelines" where the lender fees cannot exceed 5% of the loan amount "to protect the customer".  

There deffenetly is $350k houses you could flip and sell for $400, but once you get into  the $500k-$700k, people would  rather have a brand new custom home.

Hello Mike,One thing you can do is look for agents that are popular in your area and notify them asking for an internship.

Makita never came up in the conversation, however I noticed them here and there on jobs and their customers seem to like them.