It's also not a "job" where business is handed to you (some brokerages will give you a leads for a hefty split of your commission, but they will expect you to be working full time as an agent).

I expect to make a minimum of 80k flipping annually if the world doesn’t go down the drain.

He is an investor in a new build and when we briefly spoke he mentioned that it was opened up to invest more than previously expected.

We are out of money with that final 8k. we only expected to spend 15 to 18k.

here is my input on your questions:you should expect high 6s or even 7.Yes, WJS +1 is a good rule of thumb.

I am attempting to purchase a short sale property. After weeks of stalling by the seller/bank (Wells Fargo) the seller informed my realtor their paperwork for the short sale is not in order and the seller wants me to ...

There were problems right before closing that my agent expected I'd eat an expense that was in the contract on the sellers side.

Since AL and the other review sites are a marketing expense, you should expect that most of the companies advertising there charge rates that take that expense into account. 

I expect to have approx $50K saved over the next year.

I expect that to change once we stabilize.My rehab costs are higher than originally projected...shocker, right?