I know @Will Fraser mentioned that this would be like selling your stocks in 2012, but I think it's just as likely that this would be like selling your stocks in 2008, long before they finished their decline.

After finishing 50 %work, he has disappeared for a week , not answering calls and now refuses to work.

(Speaking for homes with rehab cost under 30k not large projects that consist of re-doing structure or etc. ) Mostly Cosmetic/Updates, maybe finish basement/attic if home offers it. 

Hello everyone, my name is Derrick I am currently a senior at Anderson high school. I have done a good deal of homework when it comes to real estate investing but just like any journey I must begin with the first step...

I have a few target properties and would love any advice for someone looking to invest with low and no money, but a good business plan and another property finishing up so I would have some skin in the game.

Until you take the state exam and sign up under a Brokerage, you cannot practice as an agent or Realtor so why not get to the finish line and find a brokerage that deals with a lot of investors?  

Finishes, layout, updating (or not), general condition and lot quality are just some things that factor into the final value. 

Only been 3 weeks and we have finished demo, foundation repairs, rough MEPs, and a doing drywall right now.  

If your competition has similar finishes (old appliances, no central AC, etc), then you manager is right to tell you to keep. 

Hey BP,I live in Denton, TX but each of my 4 investment properties are out-of-state due to high purchase price and lower cash-flow on most properties in my home town.I am considering starting my search for some off-market empty lots closer to home that I could put new construction on, doing a lot of the interior finish-out myself.