I do have a question, I was looking at some lenders that work in the WA area and I found one, but he wants me to sign up for a system with him that would "teach" me the trade and then he would help me find financing.

I am interested in the flipping market as i'm very able to do the work and the work i cant do, i have friends who are in the trades who i can count on to help with the work that needs to be done the right way.

Find a turnkey partner who is transparent and upfront, discuss with them the worst-case forecast if everything goes wrong at once (new HVAC, leaky roof, prolonged vacancy etc) and plan accordingly.

Many forecasters predict a shift to more CA normal market barring some international crisis that is.

I do signicant market research and there are also many other variables that I consider before moving into a new market...but these are the primary reasons (population forecasts and job forecasts).If you'd like to meet and further discuss, I might be able to make time for that.  

What is your trade, I would say niche, wood work, electrical etc?

You're trading equity and cashflow for the security of having a paying tenant already in place. 

Flipping houses in an IRA, if done on a regular or repeated basis is subject to UBIT taxation, since this is considered a trade or business (and therefore this tax-exempt entity is competing with tax-paying businesses).  

Hello BP Community!We sound like the start of a bad joke:  A retired attorney, and two Property Insurance guys walk into a bar... My Father, Brother, and I are looking to leverage our available capital to get our star...

You don't want to be a jack of all trades and a master of none.