I purchased the "data" one year ago and there was a lot of unpack there, super helpful!

Current situation is as follows.Current Home:SFH in Grand Island, NY - Mortgage - $1200 2.75% 30 YR FixedZestimate rental monthly is $2,100 but I'm not super aware of rental pricing here.

The landlord is all on board, the place is super quaint..we were about to sign on the dotted line when we got held up with insurance concerns.

Rent trends in the area look promising.Progress so far:I've talked with a few realtors, lenders, mortgage brokers, and investors found through BP, and so far the community has been super helpful! 

I live in the Northeast but open to anywhere in the US Probably in your hometown unless you are in a super blue area or an unaffordable market.

some guidance here would be super helpful TIA

Many just hire you and leave you to figure things out for yourself, and that's super hard because real estate licensing school teaches you nothing about how to be an RE agent and get clients.

I get how it can all be super overwhelming at first.

So any way to mitigate that risk and leave yourself a little more protected from the start, is super helpful.

That’s a super short timeframe, especially if you plan on using the income from the house to help you qualify for a loan. you will need to “season” the property for a year to 18 months in order to refi out and that will probably be longer than your hard money terms.