I know I dont - but how does it play from here - after I win this bid?

Benefit lots from BP, especially the podcasts which I played when I was exercising, driving, cooking except work and sleeping time.

Then right before i left the house i had to play a couple of Tupac tracks before i stepped out into a new world i was creating.

My personal protection is something I seem to be hung up on (perhaps some analysis paralysis is in play), so really ANY information regarding these options would be greatly appreciated.

I would say 4-6% with a loan and paying high title fees.Once you start playing with cash and have squeezed title companies you should be down to 2%.

That used to be the normal thing a lot of people did but since Dodd Frank and the Safe Act came into play your not allowed to do deals like that anymore.  

@Ryan Herald  Ya I screw up on the rules all the time.. yes you need to have a pro account I believe and put an add in Market place.but friends and family would be a great play for this... 300k is not much to raise on a 3 mil buy..

This is a trust tax designed to level the playing field so that tax-exempt entities do not drive taxpaying business out of business when they substantially act like a comparable commercial business.Because of this tax impact, flipping houses in an IRA may not be as lucrative as most folks think since the common assumption is that everything an IRA does is wholly tax-exempt.  

After a few months of playing phone tag and emailing contracts to someone who didn't want to give me the time day, my phone rings, "she" was finally what we call "motivated to sell"!

Your time is what I would be concerned about, and nothing will teach you better than a dead end or 2.