I’m an engineer by education, a handy mechanic around cars & aircraft but a moderately inept household DIYer. I understand what I’m trying to do but don’t have the experience to do it well.
My brother is a professional carpenter / builder / sidejob rehabber. New kitchen, all new plumbing? No sweat. Build a spiral staircase from a pile of straight steel? No sweat.
He can do any task I can do in about 1/4th the time and 1/3rd the cost. And he can do another hundred tasks I can’t.
He can make a profit rehabbing. I couldn’t come close, despite a lot more available cash.
Which brother are you?
Rehabbing for profit depends on being skillful & efficient at a) selecting properties, b) financing properties, c) building (re-)construction, d) landscaping, & e) property selling.
IF you have advantages in most of those areas over your competitors, THEN you have some chance of making a profit. If not, not. Even in slow-go areas like Nashville there are plenty of men with pickup trucks partnered with women with real estate licenses who are scouring the market looking to turn a buck. Think you can beat 'em at their own game?