I have been a successful real estate investor for 35 years and have achieved a 100% profit on a short term flip exactly once, and that was due to a environmental problem I solved coupled with a bankruptcy situation in which I had a long standing relationship with the bankruptcy trustee.

Travis WestCIEC (Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant); American Council of Accredited CertificationsMAC0325 (Licensed Mold Assessment Consultant; Texas Department of State Health Services)

Various planning zoning, and environmental restrictions may limit your ability to build and specify what you can build.

Look at new car now, no room under the hood that's because those components they added are all the control efficiency.

On the plus side, younger renters are much more environmentally aware than older renters.

There are three components/opportunities for installs and upgrades in the Solarize Lowell program:   ROOFTOP SOLAR,  HEAT PUMPS, and a COMMUNITY SOLAR offering. 

What are the key components that are essential to learning a market that one is interested in doing fix and flips in?

I was referring to coming up with a monthly capex estimation, by amortizing different components of house by expected life.

The property management company is going to be the key component to your success.Your next decision is do you want to invest for cash flow, appreciation, or try for a combination. 

What condition are the major components (roof, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, ect) in?