The numbers on this deal:Purchase Price: $72,000 cashRehab Costs:Kitchen Granite: $1300HVAC upgrade: $500Electric Fixtures: $800Interior finish: $2300Bathroom: $800New floors: $2800Dumpster: $1000Deck: $3000Microwave oven and elec: $600Rotten wood removal: $895Deck stain: $595New sod: $1795Shutters: $295Concrete stain: $495Mail box: $95Total rehab: $17,270Total cost: $89,270Sold price: $115,000Closing costs: ?

Great choice for renters, because a single damaged plank can be removed and replaced without affecting the entire floor.  

depends what you charge.What is required in terms of snow, ice removal etc.  

The rest of the work, restoring the property to livable condition you can have a regular contractor do at regular rates. 

Their cost per square foot needs to include the removal of the old flooring and new padding.

The maximum amount of money a lender will give you under an FHA 203k depends on the type of loan you get (regular vs. streamlined).

There are lot of listed properties that go expired with no buyer on a regular bases.  

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Total rehab: $17,270 (estimated was $18k and change)The numbers on this deal:Purchase Price: $72,000 cashRehab Costs:Kitchen Granite: $1300HVAC upgrade: $500Electric Fixtures: $800Interior finish: $2300Bathroom: $800New floors: $2800Dumpster: $1000Deck: $3000Microwave oven and elec: $600Rotten wood removal: $895Deck stain: $595New sod: $1795Shutters: $295Concrete stain: $495Mail box: $95Total rehab: $17,270 (estimated was $18k and change)Total cost: $89,270Sold price: $115,000Profit: ~$25,730 (after soft costs it should come out to around 20k, need to figure those)DOM: 150They really nailed the rehab budget and for that I give them credit.

Teaching takes up a lot of my regular hours so I've mostly been reading (and reading and reading) but it'd be nice to meet some people offline.