I highly doubt Paces team does anything more than sell you his system.. no way they are vetting potential borrowers of small EM deposits  :)  many beginning wholesalers do wholesaling because they have no money or credit or credit is tarnished etc.. this is ultra high risk en devour to be loaning money like this to people you are meeting on line..

How are you adapting your renovations to meet buyer expectations?

I've seen people who meet everyone of my qualifications and turned out to be night mare tenants and also people who missed the mark of certain criteria and turned out to be my golden tenants. 

If a bank does this, they have no flexibility in their lending and must meet Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's requirements in each loan.

I am completely new to the investing side and would love to find something to meet new people/learn as well as learn more about the city. 

This could potentially meet your financial needs by itself as well as provide start up money to do flips or purchase buy and holds

If yu claim one it doesn't void the option to claim the other one.Provided you meet the IRS requirements for both, as a tax strategy, you could complete exclude a portion of capital gains under Section 121 and then defer the remaining capital gains under Section 1031 (@Dave Foster is a great resource for 1031 exchange). ..

If that isn't satisfactory speaking at a city counsel meeting about the subject would also seem appropriate. 

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If you're not having any luck with mortgage brokers (I'd search out the ones who specialize in investments), then go to your local REI meeting.