There are plenty of skip tracing options to choose from.

Most importantly, choose a market that aligns with your goals!

Given the choice between cash now of say $500k, or REAL equity of $600k, I choose $600k equity as long as the $600k is greater on a RISK ADJUSTED BASIS.  

The PPP is only 3 years, so you'd have plenty of time to choose between years 4 and 10 if you wanted to refi or just pay if off before your first adjustment ever occurs.  

A lot of investors based in markets like California and New York are choosing to purchase their investments OOS in the Midwest because of the affordability and numbers making more sense.

Hey Justin, You sound like a prime candidate to take advantage of section 121121 qualifiers Must live in the home in the past 2 of the 5 years 24 months non consecutive required Must have owned the home for at least 2 years Only one spouse needs to meet the ownership testBoth spouses need to meet the use test Neither spouse has excluded a gain / used section 121 in the past two years Must file jointly for the 500k exclusion

Most also fail to understand the exclusions within an insurance policy. 

I've seen some posts arguing about design and color scheme choices that are in and out of style in rehabs and flips so I figured I would give my first hand advice. Interested to see others experience as I know price r...

The irony is most investors who form LLC's do not operate them correctly, fail to obtain appropriate types or amounts of insurance coverage, fail to understand their coverage exclusions, take short cuts and don't obtain permits, use unlicensed and uninsured vendors,  fail to execute contracts with same vendors, don't understand the mechanism of additional insured status, indemnification etc. and are actually more prone to claims and conflict with their LLC than the individual who does not own real estate in an LLC but understands these tools I mentioned.

While the brokerage you choose definitely has a big impact on your business, the agents (investor friendly) that you surround yourself with within that brokerage are going to be a key factor.