I think you should work on building your personal investment portfolio which will provide you with immediate benefits, along with using self-directed Solo 401k which will be very powerful tool enabling you to build massive wealth over time.Hope this helps.

There is a massive amount of other things that I have in mind that are all connected to this real estate investing adventure, but for now I need a flow of income to get the first steps started.

honestly, your questions indicate you are NOT ready yet. you gotta read more. there are some really basic things you are not getting. also, it sounds like you don't have much money.flipping is...hard. even when property values aren't so massively appreciated like they are now. so much has to go right. you need to know your market very intimately, know your costs to a tee, and have plenty of time to coordinate trades.when people like yourself show interest in flipping in this area, it makes me worried that we are in a bubble....only difference from last time is that you very likely can't GET financing now.

I have identified a home here in Anchorage I want in need of massive remodel, and I would like to try and use your strategy with them (but slightly modified: I would pay them off in a lump sum after the remodel work is done and I can get conventional financing). 

We come to the all-knowing massively experienced forum members for their help and guidance once again!

Just treat it like a buffet.  

The reason for these increases in both appreciation and rents is a massive migration of the middle and lower class from the Bay Area.

The morning started off with investors from all over the US slowly meandering their way into the massive masonic Scottish Rites Temple sitting off the shores of beautiful Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland.

I am new to the business but I have massive potential in finding leads.

The following items were neglected in order to save money, as examples: our hedges all had extreme white fly damage, wood rot due to water damage and putting off painting, our pool restrooms have massive holes in the roofs and we are in the process of reconstructing 2 of them.