Having just found out when credit is pulled and the appraisal is done in the loan process, I now think we may not be in an ideal position, and potentially not in a position at all, to take out a 30 Year Loan in the coming weeks.I believe adjusting course, at least temporarily, may be the only way to continue moving forward.

Fix and Flip is Ideal for me as a "Part-Time" cheap laborer, for some the small and messy deals maybe outside of there target zone.

Buy a home- ideally a duplex or triplex, the more units the better.

While a duplex may be more ideal for a property manager and cash flow, there’s also twice as many things that can go wrong with the property.

To your questions:-- Ideally, you'd see the place you're going to buy.

Ideally, I would like to borrow the purchase price and renovation cost so I can refinance out asap into a long-term traditional product.

All that "cash flow on paper" is an ideal scenario.

Its not ideal but it can stem the bleeding in your bank account. 

Ideally I’m hoping to find a mentor that I can really learn from.  

Ideally I could breakeven YoY for the first few years and not float too many costs so I can continue saving and investing.