Purchase price: $185,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Sale price: $671,000This was our 3rd home.

Hey Cameron, for experienced investors I can lend up to 100% of the purchase and rehab costs on 1-4 unit properties.

Purchase price: $3,636,000 Cash invested: $700,000 This is a brand new 40 home build to rent manufactured housing community.

I am wanting to purchase a condo in the St Pete Beach (preferable Treasure Island) market post hurricane(s).

The first purchase is always a huge learning experience.

Quote from @Andrea Lucarelli: I’m interested in beginning my REI career with purchasing a SFH or condo in Cleveland area (safe neighborhood) to list as a furnished rental for travel medical professionals, supply corporate housing needs, or house temporarily displaced families for insurance companies.  

I've found an off-market property that would require $175k purchase, $35k down, $20k in repairs, with a conservative ARV of $235k. 

I have used HELOCs for probably most of the purchases of the properties I own. 

Purchase price 70k currently pulling 900 rent ARV 110 - 140k, rehab about 25k 

So, you can do a land contract for 12 months, which should allow lender to credit you full value of the land vs the purchase price, but the loan will pay off the land contract, so the lender maintains first lien position.Can't help you with the rest of your question, but you should be able to search for "CPA" here on BP to find experts to reach out to.