So you can get an inspection on your timeline, get an appraisal on your timeline (i.e. pay more to get it quicker), etc. and there’s no “loan committee” (typical at a regional bank) to hold you up.

There are hundreds of steps that go into a buyer's agent's workflow (we have a 40-step task checklist our buyers agents use) - from showing properties, to negotiating and preparing contracts and addenda, to dealing with the listing agent, inspector appraiser, lender, and title company - and each of these has a workflow, a timeline, and critical deadlines associated with it. 

You don't want to rush either in order to meet the bank's timeline.  

Detroit is looking up or if you don't want to go that far maybe Midland or Lansing area or something.Anyway, to answer your question - I think flips are a bit dangerous in the sense that to make money you are usually on a pretty tight timeline and everything needs to go right.

Closing timelines can vary somewhat by state.  

The ability to nail your expenses and timeline down is a fine art.

Good afternoon BP,I am looking for my first deal to flip and I was hoping to get some clarity around the early stages. If you’re acquiring a property from a wholesaler, do you typically have a contractor ready to go w...

It's about an 8 month construction timeline + however long it takes to get permits.

This report has lots of useful data gathered for "The Plan" as defined by the Congressional Oversight Committee.The charts show why I'm trying to find where we are in the foreclosure string - when that string plays out, we'll only have the cause/effect foreclosures left to process (and FINALLY bring to whatever market survives 'til then).Read also pages 72-75 or thereabouts (Other Views)- a GREAT synopsis of how long this debacle has been in play. though its "feet" are planted a little later in the timeline than the 1979-1987.

He will understand the process with the city and can give you a proposal of cost and timeline.