Idea for meeting 1031 45 Day DeadlineAnother tool in your tool belt: there are companies that specialize in passive income properties that are structured to qualify for use in a 1031 exchange.

Just have one property under my belt and I'm doing the famous house hack strategy, as is a duplex I live on one side and rent the other.

Does anyone know of something like this for an investor with only a 3 deals under his belt?

May be better to get a few deals under your belt before you swing for the fence.

The question I have is where people, who have no deals under their belt yet, would receive financing for a flip project.

In a perfect investor world if you can save enough funds to buy your property's and the upfront cost they require, and have the borrowing power to at least get 5 property's under your belt before you have to start getting creative.

The BPI analyst aforementioned can actually tell you how many square feet your home is leaking through performing a Blower Door test (what @Justin Fox was referring to) before and after air sealing to see how well they did. - Is the water heater propane as well? 

My wife and I are working hard to get some properties under our belt. 

Meaning if I have 5 or 6 rental properties under my belt would it stop me from buying a home personally? 

Just get it done and get some experience under your belt.