I'm really impressed with how many variables you can edit and the UI for it.http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-calculator.html

Fivverr.com is one I use regularly. 

A fourth thing is the taxes on flipping and how much money you lose with profits versus regular investing.Many other risks but you might want to wholesale this as mentioned.

It all adds up...which might be ok for million/multi-million builds - but for the regular spec or flip, it can be costly percentage-wise. 

The best way to do this is to interact regularly in the forums!

As you interact on the forums you will meet a lot of great people willing to take time and help direct you.

Depending on your credit and if you have a regular job you can look at personal loans. 

It's great to be here...I'm sure that BP will prove to be an extremely helpful resource and that in time I'll become a regular contributor to the forum!

But I would like to increase my forum interactions and formally introduce myself to the BP community.

If you want to figure out if your trader or firm (FCM or introducing broker) that will be handling the trading has any recent regulatory or legal violations, check out https://www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/welcome.aspx THE LINK IS TO A REGULATORY SITE that oversees all FUTURES-MARKET PARTICIPANTS that interact with clients.