With my limited experience explained, here's the situation.I have ear marked a good amount to start real estate investing.

I’ve heard about ‘gap funding’ for fix & flips to cover down/closing/holding costs in addition to the hard money loan for most of the purchase price & rehab, but how realistic is it to secure that type of funding?

I have some experience doing mid-term rentals.

.- Use a good attorney for the paperwork that has experience with seller financing transactions.- Do your due diligence: you want to make sure the property isn't full of problem tenants or code violations, and the seller is just using the financing to dump their property and problems onto you.Hope that helps!

@Brett Riemensnider I have always used A-1 Rolloff in Minneapolis and St Paul and have had a great experience.

@Basit Siddiqi is exactly right that Philadelphia / NJ has some unique reporting headaches that are often screwed up, so whoever you work with, gauge their experience working in numerous jurisdictions, or their teams access to those subject matter experts.Those in the construction world and rental world open themselves up to some substantial opportunities from a tax planning perspective, but also need to be sure they thread the needle carefully on the real estate professional rules to actually qualify for them.

I understand it depends on the township, and when I look up certain ordinances it seems they only address residential buildings ( 1-4 units) needing a permit, primary residence, etc.Wanted to see if anyone out here has had experience.

What was your experience before and after venturing into world of real estate investing?

Seems like a good way to switch out patters and change the whole feeling of the kitchen with a cool pattern or textured flutingWe've had good experiences with peel and stick wallpaper these days have great designs and install friendly for the DIY'er. 

With out experience , a fix and flip is very risky .