Think of blind lady justice holding her scale, one side is risk, one side is coc return.

I just sold a couple of flips in Litchfield and working on a buy an hold in Winsted. 

The contractors will will be on schedule also, since HD holds the money until the client is satisfied.

I'm interested in buy and hold investments and the BRRRR strategy. 

I have done half a dozen buy and hold deals.

I'd hold on to it.

I am going to assume you don't declare that income to the IRS on your tax return and pay the proper amount of taxes on it.If it is not on your last two years of tax returns,you will get no credit for it from the traditional banks and lenders which means you ability to borrow money will be based solely on what little you do declare and have taxed properly.Your savings and checking account s and stock holdings are irrelevant,only your verifiable monthly and yearly income.Your only choice would be a hard money lender at an enormous interest rate.

My husband and i are getting ready to purchase our first 2 investment properties (cash & hold) in November and want to line up a few agents before then. 

And that is exactly why BP has been tremendously helpful, and i would like to go ahead and ask one little favour: I would like to purchase buy and hold properties with a positive cash flow and would like to invest out of state(given the high prices here in CA).

I've been couch surfing (read: bumming) the last year when I am back in the states, and I am incredibly grateful to my kind friends and family, but I can't tell you how old this is getting for all involved.So I decided to settle a bit for now, and find a reasonable home to live in that allows me to easily cover the mortgage, and at the same time continue to save more, and look for another property to buy and hold.