stage 450k and up  at least 2 models... lower price points what they call soft staging.. makes a differnce  especially if space is not traditional

The limited experience I have would be remodeling my own home, but that was much less extensive than the work needed for a traditional flip.Thank you all in advance!

He will want to make sure that piece is accounted for appropriately on his end before you jump in with a proposal to acquire these properties over time when you're not just buying them traditionally.

Types of IRA accounts that can be self-directed are, Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, HSA, ESA- Coverdell, Inherited IRA's. 

My experience tells me you may have challenges qualifying for a traditional refinance without a bankable individual involved. 

Some of those individuals are interested in using either current Traditional IRAs and converting them to 'Self Directed' IRAs or SOLO401ks, and a few we are talking to have recently left jobs or retired and have sizable 401Ks still sitting there and needing to do something with them.

FHA / CNV requirements??? I have a 1 bedroom apt in the back of the property that i was planning on setting up as an Airbnb. It has a very small kitchen - not enough room for a range so I bought an island and was plan...

In fact, it's the best time to start so you can use traditional financing. 

Wholesaling is traditionally defined by the investor community as "the assignment of a contract" but some people define it as buying a property and reselling without doing any work at all which is known as "wholetaling" which is simply retail real estate.

All are viable options, but traditional purchase (off market, or good MLS deal) is probably best for you.