I'm in a similar boat.

Q6: On a boat fishing Lake Erie with my step father.

@Mike Sheppard When it comes to REI, I am in the same boat as you are just trying to learn.If you would like some suggestions for your 401k, I know a really good personal finance site that (like BP) has a lot of knowledgeable people willing to help on the forum.

Congrats Nat on closing, it seems that the best two days of owning a flip is like owning a boat."

If you have other assets, cash on deposits, securities, boats, planes, cars, trailer, tons of appraised jewelry, inventory, leases or such, then you can use a UCC to file a lien on those assets.

Third is the HVAC system and the costs to bring that up date.The appealing part of this property is that it is in a great location, would likely appreciate in value substantially and the size of the land on the property would possibly allow for expansion (additional garages could be built and rented for self storage for boats/campers etc.)Would you take this deal?

West Marine is a last resort (everything is expensive) but they have a wide selection of boat cleaners that are more serious than regular cleaners from Walmart/HD/Lowe’s. 

A lowering tide eventually drops all boats, so avoid markets where people are leaving.  

Hi @Patrick Flanagan  - I'm in the same boat with you looking to house hack (different area, no worries about competition!)

I am in a fortunate boat that I can go to a  mentor who has been investing for 60 years in real estate and at his peak owned 5 brokerages with 200 agents.