Estimating combined marginal tax rate (fed & state), get an estimate of overall tax dollars saved.Output from this could help a person pass on properties that don't hit a personal threshold of benefit, or move forward with the ones that do.

The key now is being ultra-strategic: focusing on standout properties, optimizing for experience, and getting creative with financing and management.If you’re seriously looking at the area, feel free to connect I’ve been exploring funding strategies and income plays that can help newer investors navigate tighter margins.

Lenders will let you finance projects with thin margins, they'll just make you put more in up front to lower the loan amount so the loan fits within guidelines, but, the project is not a good project. 

Holding for a better margin?

We need a strong Capital Investor/infusion, cause we could do this at a better profit margin, if we had the Capital, we have a strong demand for our investment product, there is a lot of Real Estate available and people that need the residential housing because of the influx of housing vouchers that are listed with the Local Housing Authority, these are guaranteed payments, and these houses can be sold to the voucher recipient, this is not widely known.

A few things:1) Short term rentals have great margins, but long term rental are much more consistent.2) take your time in everything you do.

With the Fed holding rates steady and inventory still low in a lot of markets, I’ve been seeing some mixed signals when it comes to flipping.On one hand, buyers are still out there, especially for updated, move-in-ready homes.On the other hand, holding costs and tighter margins are making some flips riskier than they were just a year or two ago.In my market, I’ve noticed more competition on decent deals and slower movement once the property is listed, especially if it’s not priced right or in a top-tier neighborhood.Curious to hear from other flippers:Are you still actively flipping in this market?

Totally get what you’re saying—flipping in SoCal is tough right now with high prices, tight margins, and heavy competition.

The only thing he can manipulate is his profit margin.  

The margins can be bigger, but it’s a tight-knit market with heavy competition, strict assignment laws, and a lot of skeptical sellers.Finding motivated sellers in NYC is a numbers game, and many wholesalers shift to novations or double closings to get deals done legally.Texas and Florida?