There are more selection in terms of larger custom homes at lower areal cost ($/sf) than Silicon Valley.Morgan Hill $837,500 +25.9% 40Gilroy $657,000 +18.9% 80 Contact me for direct link to each neighborhood sources.

I'd say the biggest takeaway is that you can never ask too many questions and always double check the seller's answers against other sources.  

Drop me a message and I'll give you a few sources...

My rental agreement is a mish mash of REIA forms, other forms for my state, and other things I've read from other landlording books and sources.  

Podcast are an excellent source that.  

CMHC-insured financing can help open the doors to homeownership by enabling homebuyers to purchase a home with a minimum down payment starting at 5%*.Features Loan-to-value ratios up to 95% for 1 – 2 unit owner-occupied properties.Loan-to-value ratios up to 90% for 3 – 4 unit owner-occupied properties.Down payment flexibility — In addition to traditional sources, non-traditional sources of down payment are permitted for loans with loan-to-value ratios from 90.01% – 95%.Flexible financing options — single advance and progress advances are available.CMHC-insured mortgages are portable — helping to reduce or eliminate the premium on the purchase of a subsequent home.CMHC homeowner mortgage loan insurance is available to a maximum of one property (1 – 4 units) per borrower/co-borrower at any given time.CMHC offers mortgage loan insurance premium refunds for homeowners who purchase an energy-efficient home or purchase and make energy-saving renovations to an existing home.

Most hard money lenders will require 20-25% downpayment, so as long as you're looking for properties in the sub-$500K range, you should have enough cash to get started (that said, I like to be very conservative, so perhaps stick below $400K).As for your other questions, use the search feature here on BP and/or check out the best-selling BiggerPockets flipping and estimating costs books:http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookThe flipping book actually lays out Steps 1-20 to completing your first flip (20 chapters, step-by-step). 

Thank you everyone, i was really concerned about getting in touch with a list of private lender platforms/ websites, were we can source for finance.

For example, things like a source of heat (furnace) in the wintertime, a working water heater, working plumbing/electrical systems, etc.

@Jackie HopkinsIn addition to what Mindy said, you can meet like-minded investors/people by using BP's  Meet feature to locate local members.