Investment Conventional loan penalty?

[Maurice Nix]

Hi BP, 

I am in the process of bidding on a HUD home and applied for an investment conventional loan pre-approval. After receiving the pre-approval I was informed that I can't flip the property and I would have to hold it for a year. What are the penalties if I sold the property early? I'm also looking into other financing options including hard money. This is only my second flip and I will admit I am afraid of hard money loans because I don't fully understand them. I've also considered a personal loan to cover the entire project from purchase to renovations but I'm still not sold on that due to the risks involved. Any support would be greatly appreciated.