@Joseph KirkWhat is the median income?

FYI - We just had the spend $15,000 on lateral sewer problems causing backups into the basement, so year to date we have no positive income.

Property Summary:List Price: $230,000Estimated Monthly Gross Rental Income*: $3,400Estimated Monthly Operating Expenses**: $1,500Net Cash Flow: $1,919I have a business partner who may be interested in either a private lending of full equity arrangement, and I want to be sure that the deal is beneficial to him.

This is where it becomes confusing to make income.

Account ClosedIts a good point about the yardsAlot of pro framers I know who do high volume use 84 Lumber and smaller regional type yards not the Menards etc.   

I work as a Firefighter full time in Richmond, Va and would love to supplement my income on my days off.

Hey mate,Thick skin is needed on this forum and in business in general 🤷‍♂️I just posted something similar on another thread and the best advice I can give is spending enough time finding the right people on the ground before looking at the prospect of a market or a deal.Especially when doing BRRR out of state which is a very tough gig IMO.You can find the best market, with the best growth potential, find the best deal with the best cashflow but if your realtor isn't genuine, your property manager is incompetent and your contractor is a cheat.You will loose money.Also, underestimate your income and overestimate your expenses on every deal and business opportunity.If you think it won't happen to you, I can tell you right now that it unfortunately will...I've completed hundreds of flips and rarely come in at budget from a rehab standpoint.So keep that in mind.Appraisers are a joke and easily manipulated.They follow weird data and many want to cap you intentionally (No idea why...) on the ARV.They play it safe and can see how much you paid and what you spent on rehab so they will cap the value and come in under fair value on many appraisals.I stopped dealing with selling to investors looking to finance many moons ago as it wasn't efficient from a business perspective and I'm not in the business of using "in-house" lenders and manipulating appraisals like many others do. 

I am unaware of any state that does not allow you to collect advanced rent, but I am not an expert in all states.But you are typically required to deposit that advance rent in an escrow-type account. 

I don't really like that ROI as high yield savings accounts almost pay 5% these days, surely you could do better than 6.75%  

Some are forgivable at a rate of 20% per year and after 5 years they dont have to worry...Others take 15 or 20 years before it becomes 100% forgivable.Some are not forgivable at all...With this deal I would be less concerned with equity that exists and more concerned with the amount of that equity can the "Moderate To Low Income" of a Habitat Homeowner support in loan format.I am almost certain that its possible but your going to want to know the terms of the DPA/ Grant so you're aware of the actual cost and you have to see what the DTI looks like to see if it will fit what theyre looking for.