I was told to take out hard money loan and than told it not bad just would be better option to only use on  fix and flips. 

Possibly fix furniture, etc if needed too.

I'm looking to connect with a reliable, skilled contractor who has solid experience specifically in Fix & Flip projects.

This will be a fix/flip project. 

The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs | Fix-and-Flip Investing Book – BiggerPockets Bookstore 2) Go to REIA meetings and specifically look for "Rehab Subgroups" or "Rehabber Meetups" that you can attend.

Blanket loans are typically ARM's instead of fixed, and then you are tying the two properties together.

We want to invest 20% and fix it a bit (the house is just 4 years old and just need some tlc.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

When you say an investing business, are you referring to fix and flip?

Like, take that waterfront property priced low just because of an outdated kitchen or a carpet issue—easy fixes with big potential.