Infinite equity!

Since it had turned into a seller’s market, and fixer-uppers in good neighborhoods were flying off the shelf, we started looking for our next house about 3 months before we were ready to list our current home (going off the assumption that it would sell quickly).

The ways to get this deal done are infinite if the seller is willing to carry. 

You should be able to get deals that require no money out of pocket (infinite ROI) with the BRRR method.

West coast is cheaper than most of the rest of the US.your experience will matter beginner ( which I assume because only of the question )fico  income these will all play into your rate and terms with a Lender.but generally speaking anything around 10 to 12% apr is standard anything less is great and usually only top shelf borrowers get those terms.Remember commercial banks IF YOU CAN GET ONE TO MAKE FLIP loan are at 1 or 2 points and 6 to 7% that's your cheapest money full doc lots of money in their bank etc.so for a 2 year loan that's a great rate..

No matter where you live or where you own assets, I personally recommend the Series LLC to be a great tool for the individual investor who is planning to expand their operation, as it allows for you to scale infinitely for FREE- check out this article to learn more.4th pillar is somewhat similar - you want to separate your operations from your assets.

Infinite??

If you consider growing, as it sounds you are, you should also look into a Series LLC since it can scale infinitely while offering the same protections.2.

That's an INFINITE CASH ON CASH RETURN since there's no money in.So how was this also the worst I’ve done???

Look into cash value whole life insurance using the Infinite Banking Concept as a place to store cash.Works great with real estate as well.