You're going to have a difficult time finding hard money lenders that will do just reno, best bet is to find a private lender

Not very viable for wholesaling but viable if you are BRRRRing or flipping since we're in SoCal3) Great for practice on talking to sellers and learning to listen for DMF4) Low probability in our market5) Good probability bet - not as many investors doing this.6) Doesn't hurt, low probability, but persistence may pay off.7) You need to practice at least 10 deals a day until it becomes really easy and fast.

It's physically impossible to complete everything in a timely fashion. 

@Derek Bullis is the gold in physical form or on an exchange?

Having their pet with them can be the make or break difference between them feeling physically and emotionally secure while they're out saving the world.2) The surge of pandemic puppies is booming and I do not want to miss out on quality tenants over a pet.That being said, my guidelines are as follows:1) I require a pet deposit.

No physical difference (in terms of construction), no addressing difference, no land use difference, no zoning difference, no difference in how the County reports its usage, and nothing atypical for use in the neighborhood.Mine have just appraised as triplexes and been financed as such. 

Jonathan,You only need one person to qualify on the loan but keep in mind your best bet might be just to use the DSCR program which will allow you to close in an LLC. 

I think the only "safe" bet is gold, even with how volatile it has been over the last couple weeks as people panic.

This will only be my third time buying a property, so I want to be realistic with my expectations - I’ve had friends tell me they feel it’s laziness for him to not go physically see the properties, but I also understand how fast things are flying off the market.

As long as there is no physical damage the animals are doing I would just increase rent to at least market if not a bit over to cover your risks.