One-offs are often more trouble than they are worth, and even at your regular 25% rate you may end up working harder on this deal and eating further into your profits than with other customers.

If you can't qualify for conforming money,that's one thing, but if you're just worried about the carrying costs for an extra couple of months, my suggestion would be just wait and eat the short term costs.  

Michael, you won't believe but kids not trying to eat all the paint around.

Here are my food suggestions (since you gotta eat well while you're here): Central BBQBB KingsGus' Fried ChickenLeonardo's Pit BBQRedezvous

Still working 50+ hours a week and trying to get this property closed eats up a lot of time. 

Do not cash in your IRA early and eat the taxes and early withdrawal penalty.

I would assume the interest would eat into the profits- am I looking at this the wrong way?

Fix and Flips get a lot of glam as quick way to make some money... but if you don't know how to mange the project or vet contractors or do the work yourself it can eat up all your capital quick.

Hard money will eat profits.

You should check out some of these places to eat while there.