Realtors and taxes will eat up your profits.

When you include all expenses down the road it will more than eat up your present "imaginary" cash flow.

This might push you unexpectedly into a higher tax bracket and eat your profit.I personally only want to flip when I am cash hungry to put another 25% down on a four plex.In conclusion, if I was only flipping / fixing, I'd have money in the bank but, no equity, no regular cash flow and probably not a healthy set of Business line of credit.  

They don't eat wood like termites they live in the wood.  

I cash out refinanced my former primary residence in 2012 to fund the down payment on my new primary residence, so I "eat my own cooking" and as result got double appreciation coming off the bottom ... 

If not, I am hoping that your project and budget will allow you to unfortunately eat the cost and move on. 

I'm eating popcorn... 

Being able to park in a driveway and walk in to the property without going to an elevator.For business travelers, it's about having solid wireless high-speed internet, a quiet place to sleep, a kitchen to cook and eat healthy meals, a desk to work at and a home dry cleaning system to clean their work clothes after unpacking them.

It's supposedly highly durable and has a bitter taste so kids won't eat it if it comes off, but I don't see how it could make anything lead free if they need to add a bitter taste to it.

You're using, presumably, a VA loan to 100% finance which will eat away at more of the cashflow.