The remaining 10% of the purchase price, the initial portion of the rehabilitation expenses (which will be drawn from the Hard Money Lender later), and the holding costs will be funded by our Private investors.

Is it possible that the lender (bank), however, would insist upon an accurate appraisal and inspection of the home and diminish their loan amount, accordingly?

I believe there could be other benefits and reasons to use a hard money lender such as transactional ease (depending on lender) or perhaps even as a way of opening doors for borrowers who may not qualify for bank financing.

I would love to send him the contract asap with 30 day inspection contingencies, but should I try and purchase this directly with a hard money lender and the.

Our builder is getting the builder's risk insurance, and the lender wants us to have a quote for the completed build. 

You'll likely have to rehab the home to fit the requirements of the lender before refinancing.For the cash financing, a quick search of the forums for local recommended hard money and private money lenders should be enough to get you started.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Your service alone for your Country is a great conversation to have with a seller/sellers agent.Make sure you Bank/Lender is also offering a loan commitment and not a "generic" pre-approval letter it can make a huge difference.* One thing to keep in mind if the seller knows it will not pass an inspection/Appraisal they may not want to accept VA if they know it will be "Subject to" or fail due to an issue.

Thanks, as a lender, is there any other data you like to have when an investor sends you a property looking for funding?

You can use investor lift, partner with a lender, or partner with another wholesalers and JV the deal if you need to move it quick They have access to your buyers and if it's truly a good deal it will move.