First time investor, looking for cash flow.2.

I think there's a path to refinance that would flip me into positive cash flow, but I'm coming up short on ideas. 

The fix/flip might be a good way to get such a relationship started: usually has lower cash out of pocket requirements and you can sell the property faster to recoup the capital invested, plus any profits.

Do you guys use hard money lender for a rehab or use your own cash?   

Where do you find details on prices, demand, cash flow etc? 

So depending on if you are using it personally and want to have it pay for itself or you just want cash flow will help determine where you should look and what type/size home you want to consider.Please reach out anytime and let me know if I can be of help.

Another idea that we have been exploring is using the cash value of whole life insurance funds for emergencies. 

I purchased both as a package and for the next six years enjoyed great cash flow as I paid the tax on the house lot annually at about half of what it should have been and neglected to pay anything on the tennis court lot.  

If the permanent financing will allow you to recover most of your initial investment and the fair market rent covers the principal, interest taxes, and insurance with cash left over, you have a BRRRR.

He also just released a book called Wealth without cash.