I am seeking to purchase BRRRR properties for long term investments as well as fix and flip opportunities for additional income in Brevard County.

In that case, the best option remain is likely to wait for appreciate to raise the property and rent in the future to provide more cash out refinance options or simply find other ways to come up with additional down payments.

Hey Justin,  are you using 150K in funds to acquire the property or for the rehab?   

Depending on how you want to aquire the property, or flip, or whatever I think you need to strategize how you want to acquire property first then come up with the number based on a percentage of down payment + closing costs of the house prices you are targeting.5) Talk to a few local bank lenders and see what first time home buyer programs they are offering.

. ;)  In addition, you may close on a lease/rental, you usually get commission in the entire lease term.

To oversimplify the business model in acquiring leads:1) Time: cold call, drive for dollars, network2) Money: Mass mailers, virtual assistants, CRMs, ect.

Now he says he isn't going to do what's required to get the permits and he is putting a lien on the property if I don't pay him an additional $40K on top of the $51K I already paid to date.

Additionally, I could enter the fray of the council meeting putting as a potential buyer, describing my idea for the property and helping sway them into allowing nonconforming use.

There is often a difference between the two with respect to what interest of the debtor the auction purchaser acquires -- that at the time of the recording of the mortgage (foreclosure) vs. that at the time the judgment was entered (sheriff).

If looking to acquire roughly 1-2 properties per year, it seems to make sense to me with the savings in commissions to other agents.