(dangerous) Since i didn't particularly like any of those options i decided to hit the web.

Even a good tradesman will be dangerous to work with if he is in financial trouble.

$100 per month cash flow seems weak at best, dangerous at worst.

Develop a general knowledge of the market and various types of REI that way you're dangerous enough to spot deals from 10,000ft scale.

The house I live in is very old, built in 1931, in the redwoods and close to the San Andreas Fault and in a high fire danger zone, BUT has been a fantastic rental as well as my residence at different times.  

The cash flow from that asset could pay for the loan I took out so I essentially still have that house paid off (I'm still not making payments on it, the new asset is) and I now own 2 assets instead of 1.A few thoughts are that every dollar of equity is a dollar invested at 0% and exponential growth (spreading money across multiple properties, profiting from appreciation and cash flow, refinancing, and doing it again) is much faster than linear growth (paying off one house at a time).Of course, this is using leverage and using too much leverage can be painful and dangerous so I'd personally advise to not get too aggressive. 

You say no problem, I have rehab funds and you try and take out that 62,500 that the contractor wants and then you are denied and told rehab funds are for completed work only and you will need to front that money to get started and wait to be paid back at the end in like 4 - 6 months when the last draw is taken.To get involved in a short term bridge loan without being liquid 100k at the minimum is very dangerous and risky. 

Words such as war zones, “urban” are often code for where brown and black people live, not where danger necessarily lives… Most of my success in real estate has come from not listening or paying attention to thinly veiled racism or socio-economic discrimination.

outdated (and possibly dangerous) systems throughout?

I think the danger is when people need continued rent growth to break-even or make money.