I highly recommend the book "Invest in Debt" by Jimmy Napier.

(Roeland Park is a high price point area, Which turns into Million dollar homes as you head South into Mission and Fairway.As you head NW, it turns into a C market area.

As well as high quality social groups for real estate investing on forums/internet sources.

Love to see what others have done, and if there are certain high value services that can help with this in a budget friendly way. 

That's how I did it.I'm not sure how old your kids are but...When I was in 9th grade, I was working hard as a diamond cutter and wanted to establish credit because I had learned this is how this country operates.

High to mid 6s depending how much down. 

You don't HAVE to buy points, but if you have a high DTI, the lender might not be able to do the deal unless you do, we can't tell from the information that you've provided here. 

RentingFamilyMember is not interetsed in making money, just not paying the food, utilities, etc. of the SiblingRenter.(2) RentingFamilyMember's AGI is too high and Schedule E passive losses are limited.

Most of the houses we are finding on the MLS are priced too high for the numbers to work on a fix/flip. 

- You missed utilities in your holding costs- For your first rehab you should plan on a little more than 6 months, just in case- You might want to double check your tax number as taxes in NY can be pretty high- The biggest area where mistakes are made for new investors when it comes to flips and BRRRRs are in the ARV and the rehab cost.