Explore your options here if it is really a great deal (which is not easy to find these days).

We currently have conventional loans on both (put 5% down), but it sounds like we will likely have to explore other routes for our next one. 

Do they test their kid's clothing after a week at camp?

I've explored short term rental options in the palm springs area but not sure that I would want this to be my first experience in the real estate business although I do have good resources where I can hit the ground running (or so I believe).

I don't feel 30k may potentially be enough for me to cover all the rehab costs, so I am exploring ways to utilize business credit. 

There is some damage on the floor from a pet and one of the kids rooms has some urine smell in the carpet, they tried hard to get out but it is still there.We applied for rental assistance in December, and it still hasn't come through.Today they called me for the final walkthrough, "and just wanted to make sure they get their deposit back".If rental assistance comes through do I need to give them 2k for the deposit? 

If you still have some gain on a 250K single situation you can explore Opportunity Zone options since that is the only possible way I know of that you might be able to retroactively exclude gain. 

wholesaling you dont know anyone I would urge you to explore either being an agent or an agent on a top producer team.. your thought of retiring on cash flow while that is pert near everyone on BP s goal it is rarely achieved in reality. 

We have a decent amount of capital and a few HELOCs available to be aggressive on offers however, we keep getting beat out by all-cash offers where we are just out of reach.With that being said, we discussed exploring the option of hard money or private lending as all of our other properties we have used our own capital and conventional loans. 

Works well for me I have a 4-plex there (ONLY because a daughter living in one unit) so it's a write off to visit my kid (one of em) That said I highly recommend real estate.