Also, how quickly can a hard money lender close on a deal?

You can also talk to your CPA to get a quick ballpark number. 

I was buying foreclosures in Fort Meyers of near brand new homes that sold in 04 ish for 200 to 250 and was picking them up for 25 to 40k each.. then doing my thing flipping for a quick 15 to 20k profit so I could support my cash flow real estate that was suffering because tenants were not paying.

. , the method is meant to make for a quick turnaround. 

Originally posted by @Rich Hupper:Sounds like you need a list.

And he has to get out quickly too.

I hear about quick claiming the mortgage to the LLC but that can be dangerous in that it may be called to be due in full.

I struggled handling the rich-poor-rich cycle that seemed to come in waves.My current Real Estate needs:  Having learned all of this I am ready to switch and become an investor.  

Hey @David McReynolds The first book I read was Rich Dad Poor Dad.

If you get this under contract ASAP, have all of your ducks in a row for the lenders (borrower PFS', property financials, etc.) and make a lender selection quickly, I don't see why you couldn't close by the hard date.