People often confuse hard money, NonQM, bridge, fix and flip, PML and other forms of lending as one umbrella of PML. 

Purchased a property through a probate sell with title insurance a few days after closing I had a buyer set up to by my property for 165K profit, (Another investor ready to go) they had money in escrow and we were about to close pending clear title ( i had a binder was thinking easy money).

You have deals but want money.

Is building a new property for a house hack potentially a good idea if our goal is to continue to scale/grow our capital or should we just stick to looking at existing properties that need work and pull our money out post-renovation? 

Just a heads up.So you calculated out you need  $6 million worth of apartments to hit your goal.A commercial loan may require 20% to 30% down in cash, cash reserves, working capital, and closing costs.You will also need earnest money cash.The lender may also require certain repairs to be done Shortly after the loan is made.The lender may also require the Property to be stabilized as far as occupancy percentage is concerned, leaving little on the bone as far as sweat equity.Good Luck!

Are you using all income you pay tax on (minus depreciation)?

Money from these investments will be used to fund more fix and flips and for every 5 completed fix and flips, we will use a portion of that capital to secure 1 rental property (either SFR or MFR).TIME FRAME See GOALS section for short and long term time frames.

people in your phone4- past sellers/offers 5- google   Just be careful 6- TV be more careful  7- hard money lenders  8- active for rents 

Sellers are supposed to lose money so you can close a deal you like?

That way, your money is protected by real estate without doing all of the work.