I’ve heard about ‘gap funding’ for fix & flips to cover down/closing/holding costs in addition to the hard money loan for most of the purchase price & rehab, but how realistic is it to secure that type of funding?

Find something you can live in and finance with low money down and can rent out the other sides, or rooms, and that you can also add value to. 

When diving into this world, i don't want to get caught with my pants down! 

And another, in some states now, you have to disclose, in writing to the seller, that you are not the end buyer or be fined with a hefty fine.These may get glossed over by the "community" but they are starting to be cracked down on in a bunch of states.

Do you prefer your tenant shut down his business and stop paying you rent because they have no income?

In Oregon its even better our Juice goes down to 4 cents a Kilo wat at 10pm to 6am.

I just got off the phone with Kelly down in Florida.   

People wont leave their current homes til rates come down.

I've been doing this for 20 years and it seems every election year we see this slow down about 6 months or so before the election.

We're in a bit over our head here.