If one of us finally decides the Market we want to invest in, we should reach out to realtors in that area and maybe build a relationship with them. 

Nancy nailed it

All of this will add up pretty quickly so you want to make sure that you are in a position to move forward instead of finally finding a home and being told you are $5,000 short on being able to close.3) You can look into using the BRRRR strategy.With $36,000 I would say that you will be in the price range of about $100,000 may be a little bit more.I think the BRRRR strategy would be the best option as it allows you to refinance and take your original investment (plus more if possible) and then start the process over again as opposed to having to save up another $36,000 to start over. 

Lock up the house under contract at 84% of After Repair Value minus the rehab budget using the chart in this video:How To Come Up With Your Offer Price | Brent Daniels LIVE (29min 30sec)  (This is the price you will have to assign the deal to a Flipper) Then subtract out your wholesale fee... this final price is what you have to get the deal under contract at. 

If I am under contract for a house to buy as-is, can I have my realtor negotiate after final walk through at closing table?

The family finally did get their mortgage straight - about ten days before the auction!

At least the FED finally admitted there is inflation going on.

Divorce was final in Dec. 

We placed upwards of 20 offers before we finally got one accepted.

Hey BP,I'm finally doing my first flip.