Your ability to reach distressed sellers, budget repairs, complete a project on time & properly forecast the ARV is what makes or looses you the money.

I tend to fix up these distressed properties to a B level almost flip ready.  

You cant force the numbers onto a property, you find the property that fits the numbers.one needs to also remember that those metrics were spawned out of the deep US depression of 2008 to 2011 .. they are no longer germane unless your buying in distressed asset areas..

You can invest in real estate, but you could passively own the properties themselves.If you have the time to find a distressed property, hire the contractors to rehab it, lease it up and handle the tenants, by all means go that route.Hope this helps!

It was a distressed property with a road that was in disrepair and nearly impassable.

@James CarolloWe typically buy distressed properties which requires rehab.  

Hello, looking for a good foreclosure attorney in the Tampabay Florida area to help me in investing in distressed properties.

I have an opportunity to renovate a  distressed 3 story retail/office building.  

I have read several books on the subject but I still don't think I'm comfortable committing to a buying a distressed property without having the prior experience of fixing up a house before.Is it possible (I'm assuming it's not very common) for a General Contractor to view a potential property with you and give you a quote before you purchase the house? 

I am looking for distressed  SFR (2 bedroom, 1 bathroom minimum) and Residential Multi-Family (2-4 units) in decent neighborhoods (NO War Zones).