In my experience, a suit for specific enforcement of a real estate purchase contract is not particularly complex or fact intensive that would lead to extensive time needed for discovery. 

@Paul Novak you've already gotten some solid advice in this thread so I'll keep it short and sweet.Get your 401k match at a minimum. 

You're going to have to scrap like crazy to break even - think rent by the room, short term, mid term strategies that require more work.

Does any one have any leads on lenders who provide loan for groundup constructions and the criteria?

Most investors who take this route are not short-term investors and do not enter the investment with a timeline for sale. 

Paid platforms often offer additional features like market analytics, off-market property leads, and filters for investor-specific criteria, giving them a leg up over free options.Exactly, most platforms have to offset cost somewhere because of how expensive it is to keep the data up to date.

Then there’s city regulations—some places heavily restrict short-term rentals, so you’ve got to check the rules.If you find the right spot and automate stuff (guest communication, cleaning, etc.), it can be profitable.

If any short term financing, risk adjust upwards another 2% points on the interest rate.3.  

We had hoped to rent our house for short-term or mid-term stays.

A lot of wholesalers are in the business of short term transactional deals where they can make $10k here and then never speak to the buyer again.