We will hold these as rentals, as the rates continue to climb to pretty ridiculous rates, with no sign of letting up.Lastly, I also invest in stocks, bonds, ETF's, Crowd Funding deals (Debt & Equity), etc.

I found a potential property near by for a ridiculously low price that I would like to attempt a flip on but read that the property has some foundation / settling issues.

Having said that, being that busy means higher commissioned sales are probably higher priority and submitting ridiculous low ball offers could be a negative on them considering experience.

There is no middle ground with that ridiculous and worthless number.  

It seems ridiculous to let that money sit in checking or savings until I need it, especially the money that is earmarked for capex!

There's a ridiculous amount of answers to that question. 

One way or another, and if nothing else, someone has to evaluate the property as to the probable cost to bring it to an after-repair-value that matches the surrounding market's fair market value for comparable properties - before ever offering to buy it at "such a ridiculously low price" (as the seller will term your offer at first), let alone, before offering to sell it at "wholesale" to your buyer (i.e., so far below fair market price at retail that the repairs can be covered as well as your profit and the flipper's profit in its eventual retail sale -- or 'buy-and-hold-to-rent-out'er's profit before they would expect to get it rented -- plus the title search, closing, and any tax costs related to your purchase from the seller (usually split somehow) - and finally, the title search, closing, and any tax cost split with whoever buys it from you.Now, that someone could be you (you do trust you and your repair-estimate abilities, don't you?)

I posted numerous times about how everyone and their mothers are in the game with the rising market, I got to auctions and there is like 100-200 people in Bergen County just driving prices to crazy levels... if it's not the prices being driven up, the bank wants something totally ridiculous. 

Avoiding actually operating your business out of fear of retaliation from tenants is ridicules.

I told guru that his fees were ridiculously high and told him I would pay 4k for acquisition and 10% of the rebab for his rehab management.