Quote from @Kiryl Ulanovich: What is the order of events that I have to do as a flipper with the participation of wholesaler and hard money lender?

I would use GHL as a back up.

Yes, I have done that several times, both as a buyer and as a seller.

Hello,I am interested in purchasing a recently renovated $195K property as a 'secondary' home for the next 4 years to use as a future LTR.

Quote from @Magdalene Leon: Hi - I was just curious if anyone has used backflip as a hard money lender?  

Kathy, check out Anchor Loans as a comparable. 

Mostly due to the fact my spouse and I agreed on her to have zero involvment in any sort of RE investing (and its our home) I think once you have a good 6-12 months of reserve cash (operating expenses for your own life saved as a back up incase things go bad) save enough liquidity to get the ball rolling on your first invesment.

However, for future purchases as investments or otherwise, as a Realtor, I never take a commission on my purchases.For one, I don't want to pay taxes on it or split it with my brokerage. 

You will need to make sure that are no gaps in windows, doors, etc and that the HVAC system is well maintained as a tenant could argue that lack of remediation is the culprit for a high utility bill.

This could be too much to bite off as a beginner.