New to RE investing and learning about different financing options to fuel my flipping business.

Notice I said new business and not investment.

Good evening, I will be in Indy Aug 1&2 for a business event.

For your second question, that would depend on your equity.  

Rentals create cash flow, and that's what we want as real estate investors, but you need cash on hand for unforeseen circumstances.The AC needs to be replaced, that's $7K to $10K or more depending on the size of the house and if you have one rental, it will eat all your cash flow, same to replace a roof, etc, or if tenant trash the home, you need money to fix it again.To me personally a nice rental portfolio that is healthy consists about 10 units, so if you have an issue with a house the portfolio can cover the repairs and still healthy, but when starting you need to have cash on hand just in caseYes, there are multiple strategies you can use to hack your way to buy your first rental with minimum cash, but I would start wholesaling or fix and flip a few deals to create that cash as fast as possible

His potential down payment of ~40% just depends on the numbers on the new purchase.

Potential Solution: is cosign with a close family member to alleviate payment issues.2) Wanting to close her storefront and run the business in our house.

I started when I was married with 2 kids, and a full-time job, It was not easy when you have others who depend on you, and I was living paycheck to paycheckYou have time, so take advantage now if we can

It just depends on the situation. 

@Vi TranTo grow real estate investments, evaluate your financial position, set investment goals, educate yourself, develop a solid business plan, finance your next investment, search for properties, analyze potential deals, consider property management, and execute and scale.