This new world will allow the REI to:1 - Pay more than the asking price2 - ...and at the same time, pay less for the property, and...3 - Make a much higher return (cash flow or profit),...much faster than using the simple strategies most REI use today.Bonus:  Since this knowledge is used by a minority of REI, the competition for properties (deals) is dramatically reduced.Bonus, Bonus:  ...and, the economy, and trends in the market, market direction, property value directions, etc...matter not.

A simple google will show you. 

When your friend told you that Wells Fargo asked her for a $1,000,000 deposit into a Wells Fargo checking account in exchange for doing her jumbo refinance, that's what we're talking about when we say "general ease of availability" -- asking someone for a $1,000,000 deposit to do their refi would be NOT "generally easy and available" for most people (lol).It is not yet captured in any publicly facing data, but I'm seeing indications that jumbo may right now be turning the other direction.https://www.mba.org/news-resea...

I'll DM you for further details but this type of loan is very simple to do.

Keep it simple and strait forward.

At some point that’s simple not sustainable.

I’ve been looking into the LLC scenario but not there yet.I have some equity that I would like to capture to use for accumulating another rental propertyNot sure if that helps narrow it down or not

I'm rereading the message to ensure I capture the full understanding!

The flip will be more renovation, but will likely not be wildly profitable given the general area. and the simple fact that Pgh is not exactly the tiptoppiest of places for long-distance flipping.My best renovation advice to you, verify EVERYTHING your contractor says he's doing.

If you have an architect involved then it may just not be as simple as removing the existing items and replacing with new.