Take it slow.

The 203k loan is an ok product, but if you have some cash it is not my favorite product out there. 

Its the best product on the market!

I would just accept the tax on SS as an extra cost of doing well in flipping and being productive instead of retired.The only way to do flipping without taxation is to do it inside your retirement accounts, as in self-directed IRA.

Rent Manager 12 is a full redesign of the product and includes all of the features you mentioned above. 

Home sales are slowing in California.

Right now the market is in a transition period and slowing down. 

I don’t know about the specific property you are talking about, but my guess would be someone is using a HUD financing product that comes with a restriction that they have to rent to people below a certain standard compared to the median in their market.

The ACH payment is slow - I get paid on the 7th or 10th usually unless a tenant uses a credit card. 

Our GC has been doing my personal home and so far we have been happy, but timing has been slowed down since most of his subs are booked out.