The BRRR inherently pushes you towards fixer uppers which normally means cash or conventional financing only. 

Our situation is two fold and is as follows...Although to date we own 2 rental properties and have done 1 flip, we want to do a house hack/ renovation for our own primary residence to live in, build equity + possibly sell 5-10 years down the road.

-Fix in the following order, some steps can be combined.    2.1 Foundation    2.2 Roof    2.3 Electrical    2.4 Plumbing    2.5 AC    2.6 Exterior Painting or Siding Work and Windows    2.7 Drywall, Texture Paint.    2.8 Flooring and any tile work.    2.9 Doors, Trims.    2.10 Install all fixtures.    2.11 Install or Refinish Kitchen Cabinets.List and SellRepeat

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But if said bank notices and if they decide they have reason to, they could use that Due on Sale Clause to make a push for whatever assets are securing the note. 

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How can I do "factual, numbers, stats" only research so I can narrow my search down to a handful of cities i.e. census information etc for the following and please let me know if I am missing anything out important? 

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