I communicated that I was preparing to take a loss on the flip and she agreed to list for a 1% commission.

A house can pass inspection but once someone is living there it's being put under daily stress (faucets turned on/off, heat/AC on an off, etc) so be prepared for repair costs 

Payroll was significantly higher, entertainment costs, food, utilities...everything was pretty much under budgeted.

We want to be prepared if they try to stay past the lease end date. 

I communicated that I was preparing to take a loss on the flip and she agreed to list for a 1% commission.

With the increased competition among sellers, it’s crucial to prepare a listing to stand out among the rest and work to address buyer objections prior to going on market.

So be prepared for a lot of rejection. 

The “headline” CPI (Consumer Price Index = inflation) for June declined 0.1% month-over-month, and the “core” CPI (excluding food & fuel) rose only 0.1% MoM.

I had been prepared to just get conventional financing. but if I need to  go another route, does anyone have any suggestions?

Really appreciate the words of wisdom and you sharing the challenges others have faced so I can learn from their experiences.I'm probably putting the cart before the horse here given I still have a lot of educating myself to do, especially across market analyses to lock in my strategy, until I feel fully prepared to move forward with anything.