For me, personally, it's areas that are landlord basic to friendly, strong industry growth or potential growth, and personally I trade/buy/invest in houses that I see inventory pick up but the fundamentals stick meaning it's a great area.

Cash flow and access to capital are common problems for real estate investors and house flippers.

My wife and I own our house on a half acre lot and also own the half acre lot next door.

Tools like BatchLeads and PropStream are great for direct-to-seller strategies, but keep in mind that they come with marketing costs depending on the method you choose, such as direct mail, cold calling, or texting and have to have good nurture campaigns. 

Together, we negotiated favorable terms with the seller, ensuring a beneficial deal.

I was able to take a loan on my 401k to help pay down our house, but I was recently fully disabled so there wasn't any penalties for us.Get a good CPA and get started.Plus you could always wait a bit and not move on any more properties until you get all this under control.

If you are going to house hack, then you could do FHA. 

I'd love to hear from other house hackers.

legally, as a cost basis of the house, it should have been included in the closing documents because it impacts things like taxes collected by the state, etc.  

Here’s how to navigate these issues and negotiate with "AS-IS" sellers.Step 1: Asking the Right QuestionsDuring the initial phone call or walkthrough, I ask the seller key questions to assess the condition of the well and septic systems:Do you have any well reports, logs, purity tests, or flow tests?