All my peers and clients who previously bought tax sale properties moved away from the strategy a number of years ago so I don't have any recent experiences to go off of,  but wouldn't be surprised if the lead time is longer this time of year due to the holidays. 

Booking lead time has been dramatically dropping over the last couple of years, and people booking week of is becoming more common, especially for smaller places. 

However, since I am NOT an expert in everything I assign a value for how confident I am in each estimate and use that to generate a LOW and HIGH estimate value.

We've pre-leased ~225 beds out ~240 already for next year and 90% of our leads come from that.

Then use the extra roommate rent income to pay down your mortgage and look to refi to a lower payment in the future (3-5 years) - so it cashflow when you move out.You could also choose the smaller unit and STR the other unit to generate more cash to pay down your mortgage and refi, so it cashflows when you move out.Bottom line: you'll have to get creative to solve your cashflow challenge!

It does not generate the Balance Sheet.

A strong buyers market indicates sellers price cutting and listings being bought under value which would lead to equity losses. 

My wife is a first generation Mexican immigrant and she loves real estate.

I was determined and wanted something that I could sustain for the long term for my family's livelihood and control the effort I put in and the results I got from that effort.I specialize in sourcing properties for fix and flip investors nationwide (wholesaling, but with real-world experience and closed profitable deals for myself and my investor partners) with a roadmap to acquire rental properties as finances permit.A lot of our deals are currently coming through organic search as I have a background in substantial traffic generation through search engine optimization and organic means.

We have all come with the best intentions and were lead to you.