But right now I'm evaluating if it's possible to leverage the existing equity to enable flipping for a few years full time (and quit my job).

Right after I told my family about the deal, my dad reached out to me by surprise and told me he'd be willing to lend me the money to enable me to use a conventional loan.

It's a strong testament to how valuable and special building something that enables others to give back and support one another really is.

I can't wait until the Siri enabled Avocado appliances come out

Its been said here many times, a good percent of landlording is managing human behavior and if you let this tenant continue to mess up your property with no repercussions, you are enabling bad behavior. 

This is the position this company is offering you.A recorded DOT or mortgage enables you to foreclose on the property under a default, and either own it or get paid back at a public auction.

The buy and flip or rehab and flip enables you to see a CASH return instantly, whereas the buy and hold is only a paper return.

I was at a demostration this week of Google Cardboard and Google Expeditions ((https://www.google.com/edu/expeditions/ ) which provide a way to enable schools to go on virtual field trips.

(That may not come up at all, I really don't know) But it should certainly enable you to save aggressively for future investing. 

That's the whole point, to enable you to borrow the rehab funds.