@Jill Barrett start networking with other investors in the UP here on BP via search feature.Ask/pay an agent to generate a list of all the houses in an area you define have sold for cash in the last 12 months - pretty good sign an investor bought it.

Purchase price: $50,000 Cash invested: $30,000 First BRRR property.

Removing any appreciated property from an S-Corporation triggers a deemed gain on those assets by the S-Corporation (hence also by you) - it's as though you sold it at fair market value, so you get the joy of paying the taxes on the appreciation while receiving no cash. 

My car payment is pretty reasonable ($366/month) so that wasn't in my original plan and eats into my cash for furniture/incidentals. 

The lender that I'm choosing to cash out with requires a 6-month seasoning period.

Purchase price: $2,225,000 Cash invested: $350,000 Purchased a 40k sqft ft mixed use building on Main st in Middletown, CT.

They help with money control, lead to wiser choices, and track cash flow better.

Hard money lender is not going to give you one lump sum cash to be free to spend.

In about a month i hit my 6 month seasoning date to be able to do the cash out refi. 

If you have a $1,500 or more spread between cash flow and living expenses, I would consider saving the rest to add to a cushion.