I feel like the obvious answer is to.....only agree to a purchase price with numbers that meet all of my requirements.

If you want to meet up over coffee or something sometime maybe in the middle somewhere, I'm all for it.

Also, I'd like to meet a girl and start a family, and i'm running out of time.

There will be no time to meet a contractor, insurance agent, shop at the big box, lay a tile floor, etc. 

@Johnson Michael , a pleasure to meet you.

Put together your full scope of work first before meeting with the contractor.

In advance - Great to meet you all!

I have been listening to the podcast almost every day for the last few months and it's a great source of information and motivation so I wanted to share my most recent success in hopes I can meet people who can help me grow my business.My name is Peter Hanson and I am a self employed Real Estate Appraiser and Real Estate Broker in Huntington Beach, CA  I watched investors make a lot of money for many many years so I finally saved enough money to start flipping homes.

Most likely we'll be flying out to Greensboro again for a few days so she can meet the team and we can scout properties. 

So read books on the topic, go to networking events where you can meet HML's and private lenders, reach out to friends and family, get a HELOC on your primary if you have one, get a loan from either your 401k (if you work) or from your life insurance (if you have one.)