And they are pretty aggressive about it, too.

I agree with Afra at that price point it's best to start with flips that have $15K - $30K rehab budget to gain some experience and get a good team in place and then work your way up to larger rehabs with higher ARVs!

Wishing you the best in your self-management journey, but remember, a good property manager can still be invaluable, especially if you’re not familiar with the legalities of property management.

It sounds like you’re on the right track by building a strong knowledge base.

They'll also probably want to see that you have some good reserves (like $50K) so that if you run into cost overrun or delays, you have cash to work it out.   

Personally I try to reserve my HELOC for emergency or unexpected costs during a project, so if you can try not to use all of it for the initial purchase and planned rehab.

You can use Propstream to get information, but generally, the spend isn't worth it until you have an idea of what the plan is.

Here's what we do for direct bookings, our booking flow is different for Airbnb bookings.1.

Yes, he could do a purchase contract prior to viewing but I would never ask a client to do this because I wouldn't be comfortable with it myself.  

But that is not an issue when you do the exchange immediately after the 1031 is complete.