The only way I can access is money is through my primary residence and doing a HELOC.

I assume any painter / handyman doing your turnover could do that kind of touch up in almost no time for almost no money.  

I want enough money coming in so the business can sustain itself when issues occur with maintenance or vacancy.If you wanted to do this with only 20% down ($46,000), which is all you need for a conventional loan, here is how the calculations change.Total mortgage + escrow $1,493.33 per month with cashflow reduced to $306.67 per month.I prefer to overestimate purchase price, interest rates, and homeowners’ insurance to be conservative.

I'll do this before my tenants move out however, my intention for this is so they can get the most of their money back.

Again, I used my parents but this time only as lenders of part of the money for the down payment.

Fortunately, we didn't lose money on this property but just broke even.

From working with an S8 specific contractor the sentiment was that many people don't want to work on distressed properties, as they can work in nicer areas and charge more money.

Are you using your own money for your flips or do you have a lender/investor that funds your flips?

If you have a solid team and some money set aside it's doable

Again, I used my parents but this time only as lenders of part of the money for the down payment.