What I wasn’t clear on is whether or not the home inspection is used as a tool to aid in making the initial offer or if it the inspection is a tool to give you more knowledge about the house after you make the initial offer.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

So if you buy property #1 in cash and then have $105k available through a HELOC after renovations, you can continue to use and recycle that money on subsequent deals.A 1031 exchange is a great tool, but don't underestimate the effort required to do one.

You (or your spouse, if you’re working together) may even choose to become a real estate agent in order to gain access to the incred- ible tools that agents have.

When investing, a HELOC is a critical tool to have and use to move quickly, possibly buying the property without need of any other financing.

It will take you less than 30 min a week to manage it on your own through the booking platform apps and a few automation tools. 

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

If you you are able to buy/rehab at less than 70% of market value, a HML is good tool to buy quickly and rehab.  

Thru completing my first live-in flip I've realized a passion in the flipping process and would continue doing this as an additional wealth building tool.

Another way is to search through BP's search tool or through your local REIA.