Are they going to be able to buy your proudly done flip.3) If you misjudge the market, do you know when to dump it.4) Can you put a spreadsheet together on your purchase costs, carrying costs, rehab costs, closing costs, selling costs, tax costs, contractors that don't show and delay your project etc. etc. etc.5) Is the return worth the risk.

Do you prioritize equity growth or cash flow in your investments?

The key is doing your homework, just like you are re doing now.

I think it would be better to have them do a hard pull if you already started getting a few hard pulls - I believe they will all be categorized into just one hard pull if you do them within the first 2 weeks but am not too knowledgeable on the subject.  

I do it myself and takes 20 to 30 minutes a month (did it yesterday for Dec), with about 7 of those minutes for 1 property in Blount County, TN which requires the form to be manually filled out, write a check, address an envelope, scan doc and check for my records and walk it to my mailbox.

Educate yourself with resources like The House Hacking Strategy and practice analyzing deals using tools like BiggerPockets calculators.

Could be sooner or it could take longer.

When do interest rates change? 

The exterior was in great shape but we had to do a total redo on the interior of most of the units.

They may be assuming you're doing more significant work than you are.