No amount of "should work this way" seems to work for very long here (at least in my experience), as every single flip will enjoy all kinds of surprises and contractor related issues.

So I am somewhat involved with commercial brokerage firms and owners and they seem to be doing well these days.

The reason I ask is because I am looking to get my first rental property and this seems like a good means of financing for this opportunity.

I can't seem to grasp the concept for this scenario.Thank you!

Books I see on Amazon seem to focus more on operations, accounting and customer service.

It seems if you can find the right deals, flipping may be able to get you larger returns in the shorter term.The "best" investment is the one that fulfills the needs of you and your soon-to-be expanding family!

This doesn't seem to be the case here.You could stop by and do an inspection and, if need be, be honest in the concerns over where the odor is coming from. 

Snow removal is $500.Water and sewer are $88/mo (this seems low to me?)

Would seem Tenant likes the location, rent situation, etc.

I've wanted to get into this since then, but I never seemed to be in the right place.