Currently I am looking at a Triplex in TN that will come to market at approximately $199K.I am leaning towards going with a conventional mortgage however I don’t have the normally required 20% down payment.

What is the normal process ?

If you have a problem with the property you have to get a hold of me like a normal person and communicate.

However, I need to report that I have not done a very good job of having the meetups as regular as I should (between normal work, rehabbing my BRRRR's, but all excuses in the end). 

Normally it’s the higher of the two.  

Normal hard money rates might be anywhere from 10-12% and a couple of points.

It normally take a minimum of about 5 days to process and fund a hard money loan.

No you can not use proceeds from a flip to doa  1031 exchange. 1031 exchange is for investment properties.A flip will be ordinary income taxed at your normal tax rate + self employment tax.

We typically buy the home we live in with a VA loan and don't normally put a down payment.   

I’ve found that College students are t really that much harder than a ‘normal’ tenant.