There simply may not be enough "meat on the bone" to make a profit commensurate with the hassle and stress.

It eliminates stress, unqualified applicants and liability for you. 

I cleared $10k on my first one.We ended up clearing $30k on the second one.The last flip was very stressful for my wife and she wants to keep our finances (HELOC) out of the next one.I am going to look to find a financing partner to cover the carrying costs of the next flip.On a $400k house (average for my area), the total investment would be $85-$95k and would be paid directly to the lender and subs/suppliers, not to me.I can bring the lender, as I have a good rep with the one I use.I will do all the rest.

I would rather keep my money in a high-yield saving account and get 5 percent annually than be stressed by the stock market fluctuation. 

This achieves your goals of, both, accessing the equity and growth, and reduces your stress & workload. lolFeel free to connect with me.

We took a course recently and one of the main points the guy stressed was to just "get the house under contract" asap and then do the inspections and any other due diligence after.

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You need to be self employed to be able to set up either type of plan.Unless you are buying a real estate company( no reason to if buying a single property) ROBS can t be used.You don t need ROBS to buy RE in a Solo401k.

I know how stressful it can be with those gaps in monthly income.I personally use the standard Chicago Association of Realtors lease...do you have a copy of this by chance? 

Separately, there are plenty of ways to get money out of retirement accounts prior to retirement age (Roth conversion ladder, 72(t) distribution, or just get the match and pay the small penalty).