When a property comes available that matches that criteria, I move on it.#3:  Short cuts are not efficient. 

My ultimate goal is to save up enough money to invest in a fix and flip property(which my family has been doing for a while) and live in it, until I rent it out and use the equity for another home.For any real estate agents or professionals in general, how do you find consistant deals?

How many fix and flips have you done?

The seller becomes the bank and pays capital gains one time on the downpayment (which keeps it low to make sense for them) and then also monthly on the payments (also incentivized to just match how much he wants a month).

Tell them you strive for a 5 star experience.Have your automated checkout message say if there is any reason they don't think you deserve a 5 star review to contact you first and see if there is anything you can fix.

Today a successful brrrr is trying to recoup as much of your costs as you possibly can lol.typically i find that people are leaving behind a small amount, less than the 20% if you bought a turn key...some see that as a win. with out knowing deal info hard to quote any rate. feel free contact me. with a decent credit score mid to high 7s for 30 years fixed. also needs to cash flow.

No more messing around.If they get out without issue, fix and clean whatever was done and thank your lucky stars you got out with minimal problems.

Even if you filed bankruptcy you will still rack up debt again if you don't fix the actual issue

People carry too much debt and even if the debt was forgiven or paid off, incomes don't match affordability. 

Everyone that has more than 1 or 2 properties should have some kind of basic spreadsheet that demonstrates how much that property is bringing in after all your fixed costs are accounted for, at a minimum - PITI, lawn care, HOA fees, etc.