The other option I looked at was GroundFloor which I found in the bigger pockets directory here for crowd funding, however I believe the interest rate will be high since this is a 0 exp flip.However, my father has been running a contracting business for a very long time and he will be my main resource when flipping these first few when it comes to the rehab portion.

Don't know if your state uses lawyers or escrows, but find a reputable person that can and will guide you through the deal. 

We are looking for someone to help guide us in estimating rehab costs and hopefully we can begin to work together once we feel that we have an adequate understanding of those costs.

Here's a great resource page for the Hammond tax situation.  

I appreciate all of the hard work and resources that this website provides. 

Turnoverbnb is a good resource to use for your cleaners!

Luckily I have a friend who does design/build for restaurants to help at least guide me on the basic steps for the renovation so I am not flying entirely blind there.  

or even pay cash for it.I think once you get to a fair amount of savings, identifying what your goals are in the future might help give you a better guide as to what you can spend in the meantime.

He's also been a great knowledge resource for me, he owns 1400 units now, and I've even attended one of the LU class/seminar/whatever in Austin with Bruce Peterson (I'm not sure how to tag people but I've seen him on here.

You will need Microsoft excel.Terryhttps://www.zillow.com/rental-manager/resources/re...