It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.

Most hard money lenders will want to know about your track record - if you have no experience, partnering with someone who has a track record will likely be an easier path to approval (and likely higher leverage) than applying by yourself. 

Sell the home to whoever your target tenant will be - modern, sleek, urban, renovated, bright/spacious; then sell the location - not whether they have a bank account or need a 7/11 - just that it is located to 'dining, entertainment, shopping, more.' 

I try not to let the interest rate tail wag the dog and also find it is way easier to have my investment properties within 90 minutes of my home.

@Christian HwangFor contractors, Yelp is okay, but referrals from other flippers in your target market tend to yield the best results.

Lemme get this straight: you want to sell a subject to as part of a subject to.unless your buyer is doing a targeted satisfaction of the primary loan, I don’t see this working at all.

With Chicago's new Express Permit Program, it's a bit easier to get permits for work that would have previously required architectural drawings. 

With experience in construction and sales, you'll definitely be able to use those skills to your advantage when doing value-add deals.The better the deal is, the easier it will be to do the BRRRR method and you can find some of the best deals off-market, so it's important to build a solid network and create deal flow so you can see as many opportunities as possible. 

Of course it all depends on pricing and what your target demo is.

I understand Vermont has slightly more stringent regulations to contend with but it would also be closer for us geographically and thus potentially easier to manage.