Ideally this happens without any seasoning/payment history period, since I am reselling the house and lose title upon sale.

Finally, unless it is a duplex, you cannot claim losses from house hacking, period.

Is there any minimum period of time the first replacement property  needs to be held before using in a 1031.   

Make a habit of checking your competitor's listings periodically and when it makes sense for you, make upgrades and listing updates.

If it’s strictly an investment, you may need to consider conventional loans or other creative financing options.Cash Flow Analysis: Do a thorough analysis to ensure that the rental income will at least cover your mortgage, property taxes, maintenance, and vacancy periods.

Those little rascals can build nest in a very short period of time…  

Is 4th ward pretty much the inside of the bend of the river and does it extend out much?

Hello everyone, I've done 3 buy and hold rental properties, and now I want to do flips, I need investors and I have some that have shown interest, in addition to speaking to private lenders that are willing to fund 70% of the LTV (based on the desired property)I'm seeing a lot of deals from wholesalers,  but the problem is, some of them close in 2 weeks and some as long as a month, and they don't take conditional offers, and the good ones fly off the shelf really quick.My question is, how does someone like me close one of those deals within this short period, how do you arrange the equity and financing with little to no inspections sometimes even.I'd like to know how do I prepare myself to be able to close one of these good deals right away when they are offered to me and many others?

They might easily have some issues with a slow period and then where do they get the money to pay the actual rent to you.the one question I have is if you could write the contract in such a way that an eviction would not be required. 

If you cannot BRRR the property to get some of your money back, then most of your up front costs will be stuck in the deal for a long period it seems?