During the downturn, the floreclosure wave hit Crete hard and some of its housing was converted into section 8 housing.  

But, I've heard some lenders have a hard limit of 4.

However I never complained about the hours or how hard the job was, because I know I want to achieve early financial freedom.

. $100k hard cash budget.

Hard to say what people in Houston will do.

At the top of that list is Credibility and Experience; two things that are pretty hard to attain overnight. 

It has a huge backyard,and I can build another 900 sq ft 2 bedroom unit which I think will add $100k to the value of the property for a total of $300k.But there are no comparables, and my realtor could only give me duplexes which were only about $250k.My question is should I build this second unit rather than look for another "very hard to find now" flip?

Takes some hustle, don't be afraid to pick up the phone and call relatives, and float the money thing past them hard.  

You would still have to give a personal guarantee until the LLC builds its own credit through generating revenue...If you are going to get do a flip with hard money, then you would need an LLC in most cases.So, you need to start with building a plan and worry about LLC's down the road when they are needed.

I know you can use private lenders like family and friends, but when it comes to getting loans from hard money lenders or banks, is it possible?