Fix n Flip Hard money lender

[Mikesael Nieves]

Hello everyone! I read about a real estate strategy that I feel would be a good fit for me but also matches my current goals and interest. I'm just a bit confused on the order of how I should go about things. Example For a fix and flip, Do I find a HML prior to finding the right property or do I find a property first? And if I'm suppose to find the property first, do I have my GC go out and asses it before presenting the deal to the HML or do I present the deal with a repair guesstimate? Do I have to be under a purchase contract to get my GC to evaluate a property? By the way I'm freshly new to all this! Please don't be annoyed by my newbie questions!