Between hard money, HELOCs, cash outs, unsecured and secured loans, you should pick whichever gives you the rate and flexibility to get the next project done.

There are specific cities/areas that seem more promising than others (such as Orlando, Jacksonville in FL, and Midland/Odessa, College Station in TX) but I'm finding it hard to pick one market to then resume my search for the right neighborhood and specific property.

@Noah Bacon I have a question there are 2 sessions , one Tuesday and Thursday are those two separate sessions that are to be attended or do you just pick one as it's the same content?

I've heard of mentees who started cleaning up construction areas on a flip at the end of each work day or picking up supplies at Home Depot and delivering them to the job site.

If you are wanting advice outside of that, get sound at analyzing deals and finding deals bring it to someone with capital to take it down and throw in the EM for a little skin in the game.What ever you do sit down pick a strategy and write it and your timeline down and make it happen!

If you're seeing more price points that are higher than the norm typically it means that either the market is shifting gradually up or that there's multiple people involved in that deal "chain" before it gets to you and everyone is adding their markup.My advice would be to attend a few local meetups to brush shoulders with other investors to pick their brain about whats working in your market AND to start marketing direct to sellers instead of trying to get the deals from wholesalers. 

If guys want to mention the neighborhood they're from, we can pick something generally centralized.

I just picked up another, literally 20 min ago, a 3/2 sec 8 1300, all in will be 70k, value about 100k, You are not getting anything in Fl for 250k for a STR, that will be great cash flow. 

But it's pretty easy to find a contractor that is good enough to do the job.If I was looking to do a little lipstick remodel, I have 4 or 5 contractors I could call who would all be a good fit.If I was looking to do a gut remodel, I have another 2 or 3 contractors I could call who could handle that job.When I'm doing a luxury spec, there are 5 or 6 contractors that I'm talking to for bids on those jobs before I pick the best fit.Finding a deal on the other hand... you can't just call up a deal and say you're ready.

Then pick their brains about your local market.I would review listings on line on a regular basis to get a better gauge on what properties are selling for and what seems to be in demand.