If you can get good at networking and building relationships by establishing rapport, you'll get ahead much quicker in this niche.

Buy strategically, and if you do it right you may be able to get that 2nd one quicker than you originally thought and sit in a better position than you do as of today.

So holding the property and even renting at below market to get it filled quicker with slightly less cash flow (maybe 100-200 less at most) is still a decent deal as a buy and hold.

If you’re considering leveraging hard money lending (HML) for this flip, it could be a strong alternative to traditional financing—especially since HML is quicker to secure and designed for investors aiming to flip properties fast.With HML, you’re typically looking at covering a significant portion of both purchase price and rehab costs, which keeps more of your cash free for other expenses or emergencies.

Less entitlements and you get your cash flow going quicker.  

There are others that are a bit quicker in turn-around. 

It's only quicker - if you pay it back quicker!

I hope it starts moving quicker.

It was great to get our heads in the game, and got us to move quicker to get a house (since we were basically forced to get a pre-approved loan in order to tour houses...).

For one, private money lenders are much quicker—I've seen deals close in just a few days, which is a lifesaver for time-sensitive projects like real estate flips or urgent business needs.