If it is a vacation rental and its on the water  you may want to consider log cabin style siding for it  - could really make it pop -  perhaps vinyl may be the way to go as specified earlier - it would last long with virtually zero maintenance though it costs a little more up front

I would also like to meet like minded investors in my area.As a newbie in this area, I wanted some feedback to avoid the traps and mistakes in using this style of lending on my first flip deal.Many Thanks,William

They're also great networking opportunities, though their different styles (SSIC meetings are big with lots of active networking beforehand, for example) may mean one is a better fit for your personality type and what you're trying to accomplish e.g. learning, finding a mentor, finding like-minded individuals, finding good contractors.  

A partner and I want to put some capital together to build some barn style doors to use in our rehabs and possibly sell to others.

Go out to lunch with them, go their offices and get a feel for their style of doing business, and their philosophy towards managing rentals.

It's a 1950s built cape code style home on a slab with 1 floor.

(HELOC style)  Conversely, I could also finance the first few properties and stretch my initial seed cash out a bit farther.Any advice on the best path to take for funding the first few properties? 

From one mile to the next, the changes in the styles are dramatic and the amount of green space multiplies.With all the new developments - Under Armour and Morgan Stanley moving their corporate headquarters here; Port Covington Revitalization project; Sparrows Point Port project; and the multitude of city park beautifications, it's easy to see a new, shiny Baltimore not far off in the future and I, for one, am happy to be here to see it.

These types of things may add up to $20,000 - $30,0000 hired out on a ranch style home but only cost you $7000 in materials.

But that is our goal anyway, apparently she has a photo of the property from the early 1900's which we want to use as a guide for us.Someone who buys this property wants that style home so we want to stay as try to form as we can, while adding the modern finished of a upgraded kitchen and master bath in particular.