I've been browsing this forum for years and listened to countless podcasts and I purchased 2 books by J.Scott who seems to be the father figure here in BP.I feel like the only way I can finally "get it" us by doing it, but the problem is I live in SoCal and with my savings and my income, no bank would offer me a loan needed to flip a house... 

You know I've been browsing around here lately and although John might have a strong feeling opposed to wholesaling...

Hi, I wanted to know how you guys generally calculate the estimated repairs of a house that you are looking at, or if you browsing on classifieds and stumble across a house that has potential, how do you calculate the repairs? 

Excited to join BP, after browsing for a couple of hours it is evident this site has a wealth of knowledge and expertise available. 

Account Closed, I'm mostly browsing the MLS via Realtor, Trulia and Zillow.

You will also benefit from browsing through the Wholesaling Forums. 

I browsed over this doc.  

@David Lichtenstadter Thans for the reply, I have been browsing a broad range of jersey ( union, sommerset, middlesex, bergen, essex, passaic and morris counties ) I know that is quite a lot, however I am not extremely set on one area yet.

Start off by checking out the top tool bar and browsing through the podcasts and blogs, they will sum up most of your questions.

Also, happy to put you in touch with my brother who's an agent nearby if you'd like to check out some properties -- either by browsing inventory online or viewing in person.Good luck!