hey mate ive been looking into this myself and bein off work for 3 yrs and watching nothing but discovery home/lesuire pmsl i think i could do it easy but! ive had a few warnings lately as im currently renting and awaiting capital befor i decide, i live in a nice area at mo house prices were like 150k and above when we moved in weve looked recently and 150k is the average deffo comming down imo and had peeps say its on its way to goin pear shaped, i think youd really be better off with ex council as thier all in need of freshing up and your bound to get a return maybe lots of council is the way 10-15 profit on each quick turnover