I plan to occupy one of the basement rooms while short term renting the upstairs on AirBNB / Vrbo for additional revenue.

I’m new to house flipping but have extensive experience as the owner of a successful property damage restoration company. This gives me access to a large network of skilled contractors, including plumbers, HVAC spec...

So first off it isn't a an AirBNB but a Short Term Rental.

What would be my best path going forward in the short term to obtain funding?

@Andres Triveno For structuring your short-term rentals:1.

For example, they lost a fairly major battle when they tried to argue that only licensed professional can manage short term rental properties. 

Long story short, I spent about 3 months figuring out how to make half-decent drawings and refining and adjusting them to code.We started work on the basement at the end of May with Minh and by the middle of September the basement was transformed into a luxurious 2/1.That still left a lot of landscaping work, but my wife and I tackled that over the next 3-4 weeks in addition to the furnishing.

@Cam Warren Will send you a message shortly! 

A lot can happen in 12-years and we are currently in an inflationary environment where the rates don't seem to be going down with the Fed lowering short term interest rates.  

There is short-term savings in replacing my mortgage with my credit line.