The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs: The Investor's Guide to Defining Your Renovation Plan, Building Your Budget, and Knowing Exactly How Much It All Costs (BiggerPockets Presents...)
J Scott is a full-time real estate investor and rehabber living in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA.  He is originally from the East Cost, and until Spring of 2008, he resided in Silicon Valley (California), where he spent many years in management at several Fortune 500 companies.In 2008, J and his wife decided to leave the 80-hour work weeks and the constant business travel behind.  They quit their corporate jobs, moved back East, started a family and decided to try something new.  That something new ended up being real estate, and five years later, they've built a successful business buying, rehabbing and reselling single family homes.Since 2008, J and his wife have rehabbed over 50 of their own houses for nearly $1M in profits, and have mentored and assisted other investors in rehabbing over 100 more properties.  These days, the team has branched out, now flipping houses in different parts of the country and focusing on larger new-construction projects.J has detailed his real estate adventure on his blog, 123Flip.com, where he discusses all his team's triumphs, failures and results -- including all the nitty-gritty financial details of the business.