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Fix & Flip Walkthrough Guide
How I evaluate a property before I ever make an offer — the disciplined, numbers-first system behind every deal I do. 25 pages, free, and built to be printed and carried.
What's inside
- Don't make it a dealRule No. 1. A roof isn't a deal killer — an unbudgeted roof is. Every problem has a price.
- Know your buy boxMost investors don't have a deal problem. They have a discipline problem. The deal should fit the box — the box shouldn't change to fit the deal.
- Before you get out of the carYou don't just buy the house, you buy the neighborhood. What I read on the street before I ever open the front door.
- Competition checkYou're not competing against sold comps. You're competing against active listings — the homes a buyer can walk into today.
- Understanding the sellerThe house tells me what repairs are needed. The seller tells me what solutions are possible — and why creative finance opens doors price alone can't.
- The Big FiveRoof, HVAC, water heater, electrical, plumbing — what I check on each, and the Florida roof-age trap that catches new investors.
- Curb appeal, smell, flooring, kitchens & bathsIncluding the $1,200 smell — the odor we chased through duct cleaning and a plumber before we found the real source.
- Timeline riskInterest, insurance, utilities, taxes. Why a renovation past 5–6 months changes how I underwrite the whole deal.
- Two case studies, from my own dealsThe house that couldn't sell — a $150,000 unfinished renovation we solved with a novation instead of a lowball. And the closet shelving lesson that cost me nothing and taught me everything.
- My top 10 flip lessons + the walkthrough checklistThe distilled playbook, plus a print-and-carry checklist. Don't write an offer until every box is checked.
One of the most profitable skills I've developed isn't finding deals.
It's saying no.
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Page 24 is the checklist — print that one and keep it in the truck. Don't write an offer until every box is checked.
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While you're here
If you're working a live deal, run the numbers before you call a lender — my calculators are free, work on your phone at the property, and don't ask you to sign up: therobertszigeti.com/deal-tools →
And if you want to know where the money actually comes from on a first flip — who it goes to and what you walk away with — I wrote that down too: How the Money Actually Works →