There are a few great topics on LLCs here, to have one or not, umbrella policies, other alternatives.

Hey, my neighbor needs surgery but has no health insurance, so i'll go to a medical doctor site, read about surgical techniques and then offer to perform the surgery for my neighbor.It never ceases to amaze me that people with no knowledge or experience think they can be successful in real estate; what it really is is an arrogance that devalues the ability, experience, knowledge of those that have studied and performed successfully in the field for many years.

Is there alternative financing that might come into play (realizing that in my case it would not make sense for me to pay too high an interest rate)?

Selling the property gives you the profit up front but Renting, as an alternative, can provide steady income over a longer period of time.

Your learning will accelerate studying J Scott and other BP rehabbers' techniques.

. :)I think it's better than the alternative.

If you position them as warm prospects rather than as a waste of time, your chances of conversion go way up.Also, you may want to consider alternate exit strategies for yourself.

I really like Amy's techniques.

This technique is taught by Wendy Patton btw

The only exotic part is a stainless or bronze circulator.An alternative, which I had done but have since replaced as it was noisy and had lots of standby loss, is a small boiler that also heats the domestic hot water using a indirect WH as a zone.