Another important aspect to consider is not only the down payment required to pick up a property but also the adequate reserves that you need in case issues arise (i.e. repairs, vacancy, etc). 

It need work and is a rising area.

When an opportunity arises, look at what you wrote down, and dig into each method for how to make the deal work.

With the market as hot as it is, distressed sellers will likely be in distress due to a large, unforeseen maintenance issue arising.  

One popular way to finance a property when flipping houses is to use “private money.”

The most popular option for starting out seems to be house hacking for its flexibility on paying mortgage.

Gantt charts are very popular with engineers and scientists (I am both) to manage serious projects that includes people,m money costs, deadlines, systems, resources, timelines and  such.

And there are lots of these types of spaces where I live in Anacortes and they are so popular.

There are great aspects of an LLC If you’re wanting to protect your personal assets if a lawsuit arises etc.

I don’t need it to survive on and even with the $400k down, I would still have $100k in the bank liquid for costs that may arise.