So, I've now got a commercial appraiser involved, that I've used before when I owned a lot that the city tried to take by condemnation.

@Robert Cacchiola Is there a short payoff involved?

@Ryan BlakeInDouble double closing Could involve spending money for escrow right ?

I’m confident in my ability to do a lot of the work on the house If need be however I don’t own all the proper tools to do so and there is stIll a lot of steps that go into flipping I don’t have experience in (I.e. tile, flooring, sheet rock) due to previous jobs I have relationships with a large multitude of contractors, electricians, plumbers, carpenters etc I don’t have a specific house picked out at the moment however I do have several target neighborhoods I’ve been keeping an eye on.

I was under the Impression title company needed to be involve unless lawyer is good enough ??

Yes, there will be extra headache involving opening a seperate bank account.

Your other question is a little more involved but I will say that I looked a several properties in the Truckee/Tahoe Donner area before finally buying one in Tahoe City earlier this year.   

It's also a companion to his Book on Flipping Houses, which is a great overview of the broader concepts involved in flipping, and even residential property investing in general.

From my newbie eyes, some of the properties I see on zillow, redfin, trulia, etc seem ok?

I want to buy it, but do I need to get another realtor involved?