Purchase price: $80,000 Cash invested: $72,900 We have less than 2 weeks left in our fix and hold project in Pittsburgh, PA.

Of course, VA loans are no downpayment and investors loans require downpayments so if cash on hand is of concern, then you will need to wait but otherwise, maybe buying today is the better move. 

.- Initially I over valued the cash flow.

As an investor, I feel that I am in the correct position to succeed, both with cash in hand, and connections with rehab/ GC's in Miami.Thank you for your help!

Any input would be greatly appreciated. there's a lot of ways like petitioning, confidential sale price, buying other assets to offset and depreciating them in year one, etc. but the main way I would do it is to invest in ground up developments with tax abatements which pushes even higher cash flow and then to keep them as retained earnings or in a non taxable structure depending on your equity position.

If you buy a property with the intention to rehab and refinance (BRRRR) to pull your cash out, you'll need to wait 12 months to use the appraised value with a conventional loan.

You will likely be negative cash flow unless you can increase revenue somehow. 

In those instances you can purchase the new property in 'cash' position and do not have to get an additional mortgage. 

I don't track the STR market closely on Big Island, but I have had clients look on that island and think you should find something there that cash flows pretty well. 

That is a big deal as cash flow is king.