Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

Open a business credit card and do your renovations on that (for things that you cannot get financed with a hard money loan).

Purchase price: $140,000 Cash invested: $55,000 Sale price: $255,000 My business partner and I took on this Arlington property as a fix-and-hold investment.

To clarify, I have been studying real estate for several years, but have been otherwise engaged in operating  other businesses that my wife and I both own, both as CFO and CEO roles.

As investors (buying a home to live in or to house a business we own is DIFFERENT), 90% of sellers will NOT (at least at the present time) accept an offer that makes sense for the investor.  

You would think they want more business but not really.

So your $300k number might be what the flipper sold the final product for, less what they purchased it for.

Quote from @Jeff Skinner: I am just getting started in my real estate business. 

Just wanted to avoid mixing family and business  

After that, make a business plan to execute on your goals.