I'm just showing you another alternative base on my experience.I hope this help and I wish you the best of luck on your investing journey!

They get substantial discounts on materials and HVAC 's roofs etc.

I'm building  material for this.  

We try to alternate between a formal meeting & a more laid back meeting (for laid back we just meet at World of Beer or somewhere like that)I'll tag some local investors that I'm sure would welcome you..

.-  Also, from a lender's perspective, they will want to know what the risks of the project are, what your experience level is, what the alternative exit strategies are, etc.-  For a loan, keep in mind that banks are in the 4-6% interest rate range these days for investment properties, so a lender will be higher than that. 

It is definitely work, it has risk and up's and down's and it won't make you rich quickly, but if you stick at it you will be materially better off over the long run.

There’s likely going to be an EPIDEMIC harm to remodelers handling harmful materials, such as cutting hardibacker etc without protection.

Alternatively we've considered holding onto the property and renting for a couple years in hopes it will appreciate as we predict. 

The book was also written a few years ago so the numbers won't match up right now since labor and material costs have likely increased.Lastly, that book was written after dozens of successful house-flips were completed.

It was pretty easy but requires discipline to get through the dry material.