Many are double in rent!

So you would be paying almost double the price an experienced investor would pay.

Seems as though entering the market during a period of very low rates puts you at a perpetual competitive advantage compared to someone 5 years from now who's forced to borrow at double your rate.

I have been doing a lot of research here on bp about wholesaling. but I am still confused to if I need funding when I am dealing with a private seller and not doing a double closing?

The tax bill doubled in the past 4 years due to being delinquent.

Transactional funding is generally only for a double close type situation, where another buyer, with their own funding, is doing a back to back purchase, and the funds are generally paid back within a few hours.

You may want to go the "double close" route.

Looking to put first deal together

You must occupy at least for one year, but I would double check with a lender.Another alternative you may want to consider is buying investment property inside of your IRA.

Most likely thermal radiant heat in the floors to avoid running duct work.I anticipated somewhere in the $30-40k range but got a quote of nearly double.