That means you have enough money to do these safely.I’m sure he's an enthusiastic and nice guy, most of his ilk are.

BRRRR method is also a great way to go - good luck!  

I am trying to get a hard money loan to start with the BRRR method.

The only two ways to rectify this are (1) purchase the property far below market price or (2) significantly increase the property net income usually through some method of “repositioning”. 

Does anyone have any tips on how to find the right guys or methods that you use to vet people? 

Is the only way to pay for a Reno for my childhood home to sell my current home or is there a method I'm not familiar with that I can use my current homes value to help me out??

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

I could also just do RUBS on each of the 4 units based on # of occupants or square footage or another method (which is best???).

It will be very difficult to cash flow in Austin using traditional LTR methods unless you put down a huge down payment.

He uses poorly thought through methods, I've listened to his "methods",  Thus, he has the high amount of  Due On Sale called in a short period of time.