Hey @Joe McLaughlin, so I surf FB marketplace, Craigslist and OfferUP for used made in the USA furniture.You can get top quality stuff for pennies on the dollar or free.

feel free to DM me the details and our underwriting teem will take a look at it

So, if you don't know how to build financial models, there are some available that are pretty good online (adventures in CRE is a great resource).  

You might want to do an online search for brokerages in your area that offer larger commission splits or a flat fee to their agents. 

Fast forward a few years we are we financially free via house hacking and owning small businesses (leveraging our house hacks as collateral). 

, attending "free" nothing down seminars, (Tom Vu??

You can open these accounts for free with various financial institutions. 

@Matt Wan Many lenders require wet signatures on at least the Promissory Note but if yours does not, as a US citizen you could do the entire signing anywhere on the planet with a good internet connection + mic + camera via Remote Online Notarization (RON) for less than $200.If wet signatures are required, the answer then depends upon what foreign country you are in.

Rehab contractor charged $10K, the online report says $16K.

This way you have a free or mostly free refinance from a cost perspective.