In addition to using your own funds, have you looked into securing grants to "stack" the capital you have to still acquire properties?

There is also the lending field which is quite lucrative if your more into financecommercial real estate if some day you want to be doing bigger deals and making 6 figure commissions checks.. etc etc.to try to start your business as a flipper or wholesaler is tough and it has a 95% failure rate being that it appeals to the mass's of which many frankly don't have the skills to succeed or the financing behind them.OR converselyMake money at your chosen profession save and buy and hold.. buy the best you can hold for long term.. same with buying securities .

You could setup something where the fees are deferred until you secure the construction loan and then pay them 1.5-2x their standard fee if they waited the 6-18 months to get paid.

I highly recommend 51west properties, they're guaranteed and secured.

This includes, water, hot water, heat, air conditioning, cable, security system, snow removal, lawn care.

So does the time to secure a property for sale, insurance and taxes will accrue.

@Ben Berg, welcome to BP and great work securing your house hack!

House may continue to appreciate.Cons: Not sure how the revenue plays against social security, Medicare & taxes.

It is delinquent enough (Greater than 90 days but below 120 days(can't file first legal until after the 120th day by federal rule (Except under very very specific circumstances)) to where the lender or servicer has sent the breach letter (Notice of pending foreclosure) with an expiration date that the loan will be referred to a foreclosure filing (Trustee/attorney) if the borrower(s) don't cure the breach within that defined period of time.* A notice of default is not a letter sent by a creditor saying they are late.

What are the best practices for quickly securing reliable tenants and ensuring positive cash flow, especially for someone new to this?