I have been doing some studying and research so I can make minimal mistakes but now I believe the time is now.

While I could write them a $100k check for the full purchase of the house, my concern is that will minimize the amount of other properties I could acquire with the cash in the bank for further leverage.On the flip side, not paying cash is going to require outlay of several expenses that will probably cost me $5,000 or more I otherwise wouldn't have to pay if I paid cash.How do y'all go about making this decision? 

Education is the key to real estate investing and to minimizing your mistakes.  

Get a lead certification A few questions on this - Since repairs are minimal and I hope to have it rented in 30 days do you know if I still need a "vacant" policy specifically? 

Is it flat out a bad idea (keep in mind that once this job ends we are 1099 again and won't be able to a loan for several more years, hence the urgency) or is the risk minimal that the lender would become aware of our filing status of rental property? 

Because it was easy to induce tenant/buyers into such arrangements (with a minimal down payment) and easy to evict them using the forcible detainer process if they defaulted.

I tried to keep good records/receipts up until now but I can't help but feel I am either missing deductions, or other ways to minimize taxes owed.I picked up the book Real estate tax secrets of the rick: big-time tax advantages of buying, selling and owning real estate by Sanford Botkin.

As someone who has operated a robust and successful wholesaling business for over 10 years, if your goal is to eventually fix and flip, might I suggest that instead of bearing the cost and frustration of attempting wholesaling, you become a bird dog for the dominant wholesaler in your market:  Your out-of-pocket is minimal; you will learn from someone who knows what he/she is doing; you'll learn a lot about the market; you'll avoid making a mistake that can get you called in front of your state real estate board; you'll get paid to do it!

Unfortunately I really had minimal response with this so it's kind of sat on the backburner.As for business integrations - I've had tons of luck anymore with Facebook Messenger.

I've also been living out of state and using a property manager with minimal issues..so the long distance landlord isn't really a concern either.