here's a better plan.start with a house hack that is a live in flip. 

I think folks are waiting to see what happens with the election and interest rates. 

Off market deal --> send a letter to the landlord who owns the house outside their state. 

If we can do this in-house our timeframe would be 7-10 calendar days from application to close but that's the absolute minimum.

Hi, I have a property in Los Angeles that I want to convert to affordable housing or partner with an organization to house low income/homeless.

The are always multiple variables such as: are the gift funds involvedProperty typecondition of the propertyIs it ruralTitle seasoningReservesLTVWhat is the estimated DSCR ratioCitizenship status: Foreign National, ITIN, Citizen, Resident, permanent residenceDoes borrower have investor experience or notMortgage payment history called a VOM or proof of timely paymentsGift of equity or not100% gift funds or does borrower have at least 5% down payment and their own reserveshow many acres does the property have?

Albeit good deals are harder to find these days given the interest rates.

I have settled on the house hacking strategy, but regardless of the investment strategy, should I get pre-approved first and then find an agent, or vice versa?

I'm interested to know how much other house flippers are paying their GC and what type of structure plan they have in place. 

Interest Rates have dropped slightly and are currently sitting at 6.49% on average for a conventional loan.