Now that I am retired, I am eager to: 1) Gain hands-on experience in flipping homes in Florida, 2) Find properties with potential for value-add/forced appreciation, 3) Partner with experienced home flippers for collaborative projects.

If you want to get into real estate investing, I would recommend becoming a project manager for a developer.

If you have a remodel project you want to JV on, I can be your local contact.   

With our three banks I could call them today, tell them the situation you stated,  send them the projected financials.  

This is how the majority of investor are handling rehab projects.

I work with MF developers across the country walking through the same type of projects.

You will likely need access to six-figure cash or loan to execute your plan before your long-term financing.Can you piggy back on the seller's bigger project?

We are now renting as fully furnished mid term rental and really pleased with the success of that project.

Investing in residential rentals can offer dependable cash flow and gradual appreciation, which could help fuel your interest in bigger projects down the line.

Usually it's something like that I feel they are trying to milk the project for extra time when it should be just about done and they start showing up for half days half-assing it while clearly starting another project for someone else.