Hard money beginning a great tool simply depends on the property you are flipping and the lender you use.

I have a great planning tool that could help you with planning your acquisition strategy for the next 10 years you might find helpful.  

Buyers and sellers should consider some amount of closing money be held in escrow after closing to cover potential problems with the non-responding tenants.Does anybody have any experiences to share with successful use of a Tenant Estoppel Letter, or times they wish they'd know about this tool before entering a Purchase and Sale Agreement?

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

Selling slower here too--FL you have a lot going on--midwest has a seasonality effect. 

I use the fix and flip tab and it's great it tells me my allowable offer and all the tools are helpful!

Learning how to use the correct tools and materials for a job, YouTube videos and even ChatGPT will help you get through 80% of the problems you will run into.My rule was I would not mess with HVAC, plumbing and electrical Or if it would take more than a few hours. 

I am seeing a trend in CA that ADU construction is more cost effective (per unit) than buying on the market by a long shot.

I took the next 5 months to tackle everything myself spending approximately 17k in supplies and tools + paying a plumber and roofer 4k total to fix those issues.

Avoid PMI and then go to a local credit union and get a heloc after closing to gift the money back.Have this as a tool in your tool belt but pursue use of the 3.5% FHA, knowing that you will be at a competitive disadvantage if you are competing with non FHA buyers, then you can call in the favor from your gift person.Just know that if someone gifts you down payment money, your bank will require them to sign a letter stating that it is in fact a gift that doesn’t need to be paid back.