Something that I think I may need help with are: picking out furniture, possibly picking up the furniture, staging the house, being there when contractors need to be there, setting up an Airbnb listing, assisting in helping me create processes, assisting in interviewing contractors and housekeeping team, etc.

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

Then they will pull out the cost of rehab in stages as they finish.

Hi, I have seen hundreds of partnership arrangements fall apart, none of what has been described is surprising to me!

I later found a site called rad pad that allows the tenant to pay electronically and informed them about it, they have yet to use it however, but it may be the best of both worlds by refusing to except partial payments without pior arrangements.

NO ONE can come to you and demand more for their house when your offer is fair, legitimate and realistic... becuase they KNOW damn well, that their kitceh is not in that perfect shape they thought it was just before they themselves made themself realize that dang.. my kitchen really is a old piece of crap.Once you go through that stage.. you schedule a walkthrough where you confirm everything and make them on offer.And that is all there is to it.Yes yes, I am awesome..

I am a new investor with one Miami, FL property that's in a nightmare rehab stage. 

(I didn't have to look for off market deals, do weird business arrangements, or do anything unusual at all to get these properties, even in a tough buyer's market...shocker, I know!).

Depends on the foreclosure stage, but the cleanest stage will be on the MLS just like a normal listing most of the time.Rob

Kept in mind to not renovate out of the neighborhood and market it professionally (photography, staging, etc.) when finding tenants.