If you aren't paying cash and are doing owner occupancy you may be able to use FHA instead of Conventional with a higher down payment. 

Second to cash in the bank is HELOC cash because you can use it however you want (you just have to see it already in an account).

I'm offering $115K cash and can close as fast at the inspections and title work can be done. 

I've been buying SFH's out of state all cash as long term hold rentals.  

Purchase price: $515,000 Cash invested: $960,000 Sale price: $1,850,000 New Construction development, What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

.), maybe showing how much equity could be pulled out of which property when, whether the portfolio would still cash flow, etc.

My professional background is data science / analytics, which means analyzing cash flows will probably come more naturally than building relationships, which apparently, is how one finds deals worth making.Are there meetups in these areas I should attend (digitally at first, presumably)? 

Same day auctions of course are not going to be possible for a lender to lend on the initial purchase but you can often get the same hard money purchase terms right after closing if you're able to buy in cash

Purchase price: $850,000 Cash invested: $500,000 Sale price: $2,250,000 Purchased , knocked down, built new from ground up What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Purchase price: $260,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Sale price: $535,000 Complete gut, new front and rear walls, all new electric, HVAC, plumbing, roof, deck, windows, interior What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?