While you might find a lender offering low down payment options, you'll still need cash reserves for repairs, maintenance, emergency fund (ideally 3-6 months of expenses), etc.

Begin with a small property like a duplex or triplex, build a strong financial foundation, and keep 6-12 months of reserves for emergencies.

If you’re considering leveraging hard money lending (HML) for this flip, it could be a strong alternative to traditional financing—especially since HML is quicker to secure and designed for investors aiming to flip properties fast.With HML, you’re typically looking at covering a significant portion of both purchase price and rehab costs, which keeps more of your cash free for other expenses or emergencies.

Address potential risks by explaining strategies like maintaining emergency reserves, purchasing proper insurance, and conducting thorough due diligence.

We all know this.Let's see how many days we have to wait before another "wholesaling is crap" post emerges in the wholesaling group!

Be sure to have funds you can tap in case of emergency or inevitable market dips. - Most Fortune 5000 (and others) companies do this.

Ask yourself if you’re confident you can achieve a higher return by putting that money into another property or investment.Reserves: Do you have a strong emergency fund?

I don’t know how common vacancies are but I would say I could cover about 4-6 month in case of an emergency  

Usually a pattern will emerge on a 'normal' deal in your area.

I learned my lesson and am keeping reserves  for emergencies and lower LTV on financing.