It took new construction costs from $800-2500 down to $325 / SF and instead of 2 years it can be done in 8-12 months (design, permits, fabrication, shipping, and erection) depending on how much homeowners customized the standard plans. 

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or refund the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account designated explicitly for future investments.

Talking about poor children and the such is just designed to make me feel bad.

We design our homes. 

Setting up out door grilling space, because if you don't they will so it's a matter of do you want it at random or by designation. 

Beautiful renovation and design choices!

But with each passing day, doing the song-n-dance of Corporate America started to feel like my soul was being sucked from my body.

So I just went with a clean design, laundry in the unit, HVAC, and new appliances sealed the deal IMO

It could be some sort of skill set for renovations, design for furnished rentals, specific market knowledge, owner occupied loan products for a house hack, etc. 

If you’re considering leveraging hard money lending (HML) for this flip, it could be a strong alternative to traditional financing—especially since HML is quicker to secure and designed for investors aiming to flip properties fast.With HML, you’re typically looking at covering a significant portion of both purchase price and rehab costs, which keeps more of your cash free for other expenses or emergencies.