I'd start by looking at where the money is going and how to increase your income and lower your spending. 

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

However I'm thinking if I ever hit the windfall on something like this, their pockets are probably way deeper than mine and I'm not going to want to spend the money to fight it.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

This airbnb was already furnished all I did was spend money on a couch and some other things the home needed like wine glasses or extra towels.

R&D is like split testing, trial and error is "I'll be damned to spend the time investing in knowledge so let's just hope we survive the guessing". 

It’s free and that is one way to get free listings.judical states also have to file a lawsuit and you can search civil suits or contact sheriffs offices to get the calendar and listing for foreclosurespaying for a site is all in one and maybe worth it compared to how much time you are spending searchjngif you stay in one area then I recommend what I mentioned  

So I don't want to spend $90K on a down payment and closing costs and only have $25K to fix it up.

Make sure you spend a lot of time reading, learning, and meeting people before making the first investment.

Why would you spend the money on an appraisal now?