I'm completely frustrated with the contact management software available on my devices and laptop.  

What i'm worried about right now is how do i not look like a complete idiot when i look at it?

I’ve completed THREE new homeowner/landlord classes now.

5-8 years ago, you could pick up these lots because developers went out of business before completing the subdivision, but these days, if a developer isn't developing a particular lot, there's probably additional reasons (didn't perc, slope/shape is bad, utilities are tricky, etc).

My wife and I are on our 3rd homeowner occupied flip house and do the majority of the work ourselves.After 5 years of living in a construction zone, we too are starting to look to complete a cash-out refi on our current house in order to purchase our next house and a rental over the next 6 months.  

I'm completely lost.  

That project may have been a bit more than we were completely prepared for, but we're doing the work ourselves and will have a great equity return as well as good income.  

All of that simply depends upon how many people are buying me houses and that I pick the right ones that cash flow at least $300-400 per month!

@Darius Moezinia Refinance right after the completion of a 1031 is perfectly acceptable and is a frequently used strategy when cash is desired by the exchangor who does not want to create a taxable boot situation by taking cash or be seen as inappropriately accessing profit by a refinance immediately before a sale that begins a 1031.

If you negotiate a good enough deal that pays you then complete the transaction with the investor to buy the house you have under contract.