Hard money can be a bear for a first-time flipper.

Be prepared to put at least 20-25% down since you would be considered a first time flipper. 

.: It's a personal decision for the PM.Personally, I apply income to "must-pay" charges first.

Pensacola is a great town, I'm sure that you'll enjoy your time here. 

I want to assure that I, as the Lender, get paid FIRST if there is an insurance payout.

If the private investor is going to fund cash all the deal, most of time the investor would be offered a fixed interest rate or percentage of profit.

You expect a long home search where the agent will have to schedule lots of showings for you, over a long period of time?

Best regards,DragoThanks for taking the time.Regarding the Cozy reference, I am using Apartments(dot)com as an introductory free platform that seems to check most of the boxes and then determining where my pain-points are, if any, to help me pick from the plethora of more inclusive available options at a later time (such as TurboTenant, TenantPro, LandlordStudio, etc). 

Even this https://www.coachcarson.com/building-wealth-one-house-time-j...

You can make more money over time.