They had me removing the battery and a lot of other silly stuff.

Short term, we're looking to do our first major flip or spec build this year.

We plan to try a spec build at some point in the later future. 

But you question is about financing and I think you will find that most places will lend you 50% on spec deals without a track record.

3) Do you get your initial bidding deposit back (it's 2,500 for the houses I checked out), 4) do you purchase the property before having a set buyer or do you get the specs from the buyer 1st and then bid on those type of properties?

it still appears flipping is healthy although slowing The article talked of fernley,nv(son lives there) very small town mostly sub 150$k homes benefiting from the tsla battery factory near by.

Some have a flashing red light (battery), that makes it look like it is recording.

As recently as yesterday I helped a buyer close on their property purchase, later toured an investment buyer through a 2-lot home sale for spec build on one lot and fix up the existing into a rental, and today I am hosting an owner-user buyer of a commercial building through the property he's had under contract for 2 weeks and is still moving forward on.Yes, some deals will die.

It can be a Chevy or it can be a Lexus with the same surface specs.

Basic idea is to have something reliable, to keep cost down, and to be able to view the property remotely, with minimal fuss after installation (ideally wired / don't need to replace batteries every few months etc).Thanks!