I think there’s some sort of option of to do a little refi on both house 1 and 2 and get the money needed to wipe out the line of credit(allowing for bigger flip opportunities, especially if I partner up with someone) and also renovating that garage space with the private investor as long as it is under 1000/month.

If you're allowed to object and you're still within your objection period, you may want to review your title commitment for objectionable matters that may give you a right to terminate without penalty.

This allows you to work with your chosen professionals while still benefiting from Lula's platform for coordination and communication."

How did you first start working with investors to allow you to raise ~$1-2M?

Keep in mind TExas allows deficiency judgements so thats a risk and why you never want to sell sub to in Texas especially

The agreement specifically allowed KeyGlee to use the End Buyer's EMD to secure the underlying contract with the actual seller... and to forfeit that EMD if the End Buyer failed to close.

For now, staying local allows me to leverage my property management experience—most of which came from working directly for family and close business associates who were property managers, contractors, and business owners.

As I understood that allowed me to have an extra layer of liability protection. 

Will this property allow for Bill 23?

Also the idea that occupying a 'piece' or 'portion' of property allows for AP is flawed.