But I'm working on my first project and need some advice.What have you found to be the best way to get furnishings and supplies for your homes?

A GC will usually charge you about the same price for labor as the cost of the supplies.

i will even allot for variable BS and say 400 a month cash flow/5400 yearly with a ROI of 27%....i think i can get the property for under 20k but lets leave that to my stellar negotiating skills...ori can put down 20k on 100k home, mortgage with a 30 yr fixed.

I'm an engineer by trade, so not incapable of running the numbers, but am trying to make sure that my calculations are including all of the variables of both sides properly.

We allowed our contractor to use our store credit card to buy supplies to rehab our house.

You'll need to check the roof, the siding, supply line pipes and drain pipes, gutters, faschia boards for rot, windows for rot, etc. 

There are too many non-financial variables that affect financial markets that you can't account for in a year plus predictive model. 

I called the local fire department and they said that I don't have a legal obligation to supply these items.

She suggested I have all the independent contractors supply me with a social, TIN # or EIN # in order to submit a 1099-MISC to the IRS at the end of the year and pay them by certified check.

There will be expenses for books and miles and office supplies, etc. etc etc.