It could take six months or longer before you make any money and if being a part time real estate agent is going to be your only source of income that may be a big problem especially being a single parent.

Well you can take it with a grain of salt but at the end of the day it is just a data source.

It's free and had a lot of great features.

Apply for home improvement store cards as a backup source of funds for rehab supplies.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

And use this as proof/source of income for your mortgage?

Your real estate lawyer is your best source of advice about this.

There are also of course the traditional "fleshworld" sources of finding competent lenders:* Friend/family referrals that closed with a particular lender, esp those friends and family that we think have difficult or imperfect credit/income/asset situations. * Realtor referrals.

Lastly seal the 2x4's with Kilz or equivalent.If you truly eliminate any moisture sources you should be ok.  

I strongly feel building at cost and selling maximizes profit on a any angle .my financing source is through hard money and I'm pretty happy with my terms but know I fell I need to network and possibly partner up with investors in the same Intrest field .I would like to network and build relationships to better assist me in this venture .