Lessons learned: 1) Do a more thorough tour of house before purchasing 2) Have more money saved Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

However, I'd recommend contacting an attorney for a quick review; it could save some headaches down the line. 

In general, my investors are looking for:mid to high double-digit returnsI'm looking for 2x Equity multipliers (double your money projections) in 5 years or less.I am for opportunities that will give my investors the #triplewinCash Flow, Appreciation and Tax Savings.I might look at 90-100 deals before finding ones I want to invest personally and bring in investor capital.What are you all seeing?

Also, is no money down really something that is possible?

Like any market, there are risks and you need to have the right team in place prior to buying a property or you could lose money.

To the OP: your self-criticism could save you money at the end of the day.

The "failure rate" or "Pass-through rate" is where the loan officer is fighting to get an application to make a paycheck and it taking anything they can get but not putting in the work up front to avoid lost time, lost earnest money, and lost clients for realtors!

im looking for advice on financing a purchase. we were hoping to use as little of our money to buy a house and use the BRRR method.

Apartments.com makes money by landlords paying to make their rental listings "premium" to get bumped up in search results.

Discover, for instance, will deposit the money for your "balance transfer" directly into your checking account, and often has specials for 0% financing for 12 months with 3% up front transfer fee, or 5% financing for 18 months with 0% transfer fee.