I know I can't be the only one who has had this setup before, so I am just looking for thoughts, advice, experience, etc.

I’m a professional civil engineer with years of experience in construction and entrepreneurship.

Quote from @Destiney E Goins: Hello, I am new to investing, and feel like I have been blindly stumbling through this experience the last few months.

In the pitch I include just a couple of my projects from the last year as a reference to my experience. 

The other way I fund deals with none of my own money is using a private lender that I have years of experience and relationship with and/or using HELOC and other business lines of credit.

As the investor gains experience, they are not only able to more successfully foresee the “bumps” along the way, able to handle recessions, temporary negative cash flow, unforeseen capital expenditures without panicking, but will also recognize the opportunities necessary to turn a loss into a break even.

Quote from @Drew Mullin: I have some experience in the south Florida area.

Quote from @Burke Atkerson: With over a decade of real estate investing experience and over 100 flips, I now provide private money & hard money loans.

Many people have had a great experience with home warranties, myself included.

I backed up, regrouped and went smaller to gain more experience.