If you think you need to have the cash lined up just look up your local HML  if your credit worthy enough to get a conventional loan ( which I am sure you are ) then you will have no problem getting a HML for the bridge..

I did it this way because despite my huge ego, I KNOW my worth I know what I can do and accomplish and I have already accomplished more than most people on this planet ever wil.

I do not have any deals under my belt myself, but for what it's worth, I have been mentored by a very successful flipper in my area and have completely shadowed him for the past seven months on all of his deals start-to-finish.

How do you keep the balance between making it your own home and making it rental worthy?

@Jason Wray isn t it true that if you have a lease on the property to an unrelated property manager the lender will look at the coverage of mortgage interest by lease income as a determining factor for s loan. ( as well as credit worthiness of property manager)?

Again by asking around, you can find out how much.Asking about the marketability of land at an unknown address with vague parameters is a bit like asking how much a car is worth. I

For a tenanted home I'll negotiate a credit for items that are worthy to be given at closing. 

I am out of California but started my investing career a few months back by purchasing my first flip project located in Fort Worth. I

This camp is more sympathy-worthy, since sometimes it is difficult to identify your strengths and interests at a young age, or may have been the victim of bad timing (studying for one field just as it is declining/transitioning).

The rich guy that wants to get into STRs but does not want to self manage generally does not get a return worthy of the amount of cash and hassle it takes to get a property to market and to manage.