I think its most important to find a great deal that you are confident with, rather than pursuing a deal for the sake of getting started.

I look at the HOA as a big brother who generally want to improve the condo complex and are thankful to see someone improving the units.

You won’t find the perfect team on the first one but you’ll get started and you’ll refine and improve as you go.

Keep this number in mind so that you don't over improve your property for the area.

If you have some time and are confident in the deals you can locate to make it all pan out it will likely serve you better in the long run.

Making specific offers of assistance will greatly improve your chances of someone saying yes.Best of luck as you start your real estate journey.

I’m hoping to find someone who needs a helping hand who I can assist in their real estate businesses all while gaining knowledge and confidence to start a real estate journey myself.

That closing agent can provide the title insurance for both the AB and the BC because they know they will be recording AB and then BC in the proper order, and be able to confidently provide the title insurance commitment that indeed you ARE the owner of record at the time the BC transaction closes.If the C Buyer says that they want to buy it directly from A, tell them that would be impossible because you are already under contract to close on it.

If you pull a HELOC ona  rental and use it to renovate that rental, deductible as improvement/acquisition debt on that rental. 

Bank may defer payments, modify loans, or lend more for improvements.