And this is a biggee wading through the fake lenders or the Joker brokers that tell you what you want to hear  but cant get the deals funded and you lose the deal and a lot of money.3. with actual PML  private people  usually have very limited funds so cant scale with them.. they can have a life event and just stop doing loans all together..

Hi Chris, As financing costs will be a big factor in determining profitability, you should be asking HMLs for proposals to fund. 

I have 2 rentals in SW FL- both have open insurance claims and a public adjuster is involved.My insurance policies renew April/May.

The worst they can say is no and give you a counter, or they ignore you and you try again a little higher, or wait a few weeks and try a little lower.

In addition to interest and repairs, you can deduct off a 27 year depreciation on the home. 

Given you and your investor both have experience in different areas, I’d say keep a flexible approach and compare city requirements before putting too much money down.

From a birds eye view and in a perfect world people would buy a property and their tenants would pay for it.

Quote from @Aldo Valeriani: Hello everyone,I’m relatively new to real estate investing, and this is my second fix-and-flip property.

Lender wanted homeowner to sign something to recieve the funds.

It is maybe a couple hundred dollars to join and you can attend numerous classes and meetings.