@Ryan HallWelcome to the site.Flipping properties is all about finding the homes cheap enough on the buy and accurately estimating your renovation budget and exit price.

Also less than market... then they also tag a market value to the property that is generally pretty accurate for county work, condition of the property not withstanding.

For someone who isn't experienced at evaluating the repairs ($) need for a home, is there a check list out there somewhere to help with newbie wholesalers so that they can give a more accurate dollar amount on what needs to be done to the home? 

At the same time, there comes a point when you have to take the gamble and jump!

Rent is pretty accurate and lower then websites suggest and equal / tad lower then other houses in that area.

I'm sure this question has been posed before but with 1,126 discussions in the forum i think this might be the fastest way to get the most accurate information; seeing as how lenders are constantly changing their criteria and products.

I'm an experience RE agent (8 years, sold over 300 homes lived in SA my whole life) so I feel my ARV will be accurate.  

is he just gambling?  

@David Faulkner I completely agree that the numbers don't mean anything without a solid team on the ground and it'll be a long time and several visits to IN before I even consider buying anything, but as a result of this exercise I:have a spreadsheet (a starting point at least) that I can use in the future learned that Trulia estimates for insurance aren't accurate for investment propertiesfound a property tax calculator for the area Posting this is an attempt to network with others on the forum without being the guy that just says "is this good deal?"

If anyone is interested, I'll send a full report after I see it and receive a more accurate list of comps and verify some repairs.