If, for example, I could get hard money to purchase/repair and pay off in a year, I'm confident I could do so without loss, but only if the payments could accrue in the background, collecting interest, without being paid until the house sells.

Curious though how has a 401k that has been sitting not making any money, the markets have been nuts the last 3 years. 

I have spent the last six months reading and educating myself with books and blogs.

:) Yes the last thing Amit needs is a lawsuit!

It might seem a little stupid until it actually works.If you can, try to find a single family or duplex that you'll both be able to move into at the same time so you'll just need to find roommates for last year. 

A positive cash flow indicates the property generates more income than expenses, while a negative cash flow means the property operates at a loss.

Laura Young was my funding officer, and I settled the $4000 security deposit in January and received a credit back at closing in the last week of February.

The renovation took place from late last year into this year.

It's been +6 years since I bought my last rental.

If you want, I'd love to schedule a call with you to go over the app I use to do background checks, as well as house rules that I've created for my house hack in the last year and a half.