More of a short-term solution if you're looking to do a value-add or bridge into longer term financing on the multi within 6-12 months.

Knowing what to get, where, what it needs to be, because it will get $___, and having that pipeline of connections for the Short/mid-term tenancy.  

You can always tap into HELOC for a safety net in the short term (not ideal) but there if you need it!

I address it in detail in my book, but here's the short version:1.

Lets look at foreclosures, and short sales....... smh

Take short-term rentals - they do provide several tax benefits, but they are hard to run and very hard to succeed at so people make the mistake of choosing the tax vehicle, get the benefit, and then lose money on the investment and hate it.

I've been wanting to get some advice from people about my specific situation, but there's a lot so I'll try to keep it to the point;In short, I'm wanting to "officially" start my real estate investing journey, making it my source of income - and I'm wanting to do house flipping as my strategy, at least initially.  

in a few short years 1 property has produced over a $1/2 million in equity, thousands in cash flow, was leverage to buy another property which does the same and leverage to buy a small cash flowing business. 

Here are some ideas to make raw land pay for itself:RV or Tiny Home Rentals: Set up RV hookups or tiny homes for short-term rentals.

There are some great tax strategies for short-term rentals, but very important to be aware of the personal use rules to make sure 280(A) doesn't become an issue.