Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

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Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

And you get the benefit of having over 80 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Im curious how you gather your information, do you do it by hand or do you have a tool? 

If you want to make it in this business (fix and flipping, wholesaling or buy and hold) you MUST learn how to do your own accurate valuations.  

From what I can gather, If I flip a house within 1 year under my own name (not under an entity), I will have to pay short term capital gains taxes. 

Not very ad responds fast and accurate.

I am starting to consider looking at a fixer and venturing outside the MJ area, but need to gather advice on finding contractors etc.

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.