Look up the loan officer and not the company (do they have any online reviews or social media presence; if possible look up their production numbers to see if they are any good)4.

It is a very safe play.

There are to many variables in play.  

I still have a full-time job, but my goal is to start with 1-2 flips/year for the first couple of years, then ramp up to 5+/year.Right now, I’m focused on learning as much as possible—market analysis, deal sourcing, estimating rehab costs, and raising capital.

That shows real estate can be possible for anyone; in my opinion, I know everyone has unique and challenging situations, but in principle, anyone who can follow some basic budget fundamentals can save up enough for a down payment.Grateful BiggerPockets continues to bring more people into the industry!

Comps to me no longer play the only role because of rates, seasonality, etc., it definitely fights the arguments on re-fis with the appraiser but I'm noticing there's just a liquidity issue that is skewing things.I try to essentially start at the floor and work my way up on the ARV as opposed to seeing the highs and working it down.

I do have a second unfinished property in GA that I can possibly leverage.

Quote from @Eric James: Quote from @Andrew Thomas: Quote from @Eric James: The way you get money for real estate investing is working a job and saving as much money as possible.

@Drew Sygit brings some good insight into the possible pitfalls.

I was thinking - go ahead and sue, when discovery comes into play and they have to testify under oath (for example were they raising money properly and how were they managing money) - many will not want to answer that question while on the stand.