I have the capacity to do ground-up development and have been considering multi-family projects, but land is really tough to come by right now.A few specific ideas I've been thinking about:1.

Do a extremely thorough inspection when you first acquire the property so you can budget for everything upfront; too many change orders will erode your margin faster than you think.

Underwriting insurance to a vague $200-$300/unit as opposed to getting a lender specific quote from your insurance agent/broker.

If you can’t clearly explain the margin, the risk, and the exit, buyers won’t take you seriously no matter how good your pitch is.Early on, I’d spend just as much time underwriting real deals as you do talking to sellers.

What profit margin are you targeting per deal?

If you want to scale flips in Dayton, the fastest move is tightening your buy box and knowing your numbers cold before you walk a house.On a basic flip, I like to see at least 15 to 20 percent margin after purchase, rehab, holding and selling costs.

That said, it feels like most decent deals are getting squeezed to death before there’s any real margin left. 

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At a 35 to 40% marginal rate, the tax savings are $70K to $82K in year one.

I'm focusing more on finding deep value-add deals where the equity cushion is massive, rather than banking on thin margins.