That is like saying that should I buy a mcdonalds or learn to be a chef simply because they both deal with selling food.I am reasonably successful at buy and hold but have struggled to do flips with a similar level of success. 

So I’m looking at an ideal split level conversion property.

I need to get on that level 💯

Again, others might feel differently here.3) property level due diligence: (takes seconds to weeks per deal): here is where I drill in with the low-level details.a) pro forma popping: I examine all the assumptions, and see if they are overoptimistic or not.

A mistake I made when I was a newbie (I still make mistakes) was I repaired the drywalls and then had the foundation for a pier and beam house repaired which introduced new cracks once the house was leveled. so needless to say I had to repair the walls all over again

Those who follow my content know that I bag on wholesalers pretty hard. There is a rather robust list of reasons why I do this. But the main reasons are that they are illegal brokers who are too uneducated, clueless a...

Each and every market, even sub-market, is very unique and requires a high level of experience from any RE professional to be successful there.  5 hours away is a long ways away.  

Not only is the place filled with investors of all levels, there is always a market update and here's Monday's agenda:Market Update & Market News with Alan LangstonThe latest in trend analysis for the US, Arizona and Greater Phoenix including existing homes, new homes, foreclosures and traditional sales.

It's all about your patience level.

I'd maintain a safe level of equity in all my properties and refinance everything else.