The mistakes that destroy fix-and-flip margins usually happen before the first contractor is hired.
Small underestimates become large losses.
Holding costs punish slow projects.
Profit disappears when investors buy too high and manage too loosely.
Reading is step one. Figuring out your first move is step two.
Real estate for people who weren’t born rich and don’t speak Ivy League means learning enough to act without pretending this is easy.
You don’t need to buy anything here. But at some point, you need to start.
