Depending on where you flip, you'll need to determine whether you want to do a volume play (cheaper deals but need to do more to make substantial money) or more expensive markets where one deal can be significant. 

You have promised the lender that the money is secured by real estate.

Hey Kobe, if you're trying to save some money, you can hop on VRBO/Airbnb and find properties like your subject property.

Now the real thing is do I spend the time convincing my zoning board to allow me to do this to my property or do I just not bother and throw the money into an existing property.

I was able to use creative financing strategies to get it for 640k with no money down (except for closing costs).

Text campaigns are going to become less effective in the coming months because of recent regulations, so don't spend too much money on them.

Otherwise, assuming you own it outright, you should be able to get a short term hard money loan for the amount needed anchoring the loan with the property!

You will be paying an attorney a good amount of money and waiting 7-8 months to get them out.

I would be hesitant to put any money into a property during a redemption period as you would put your capital at risk if the property is redeemed or the sale is successfully challenged.Once the redemption period passes and the county issues the deed directly to you it would be safer to begin any renovations. 

For the right deal in your experiences would a bank be subject not to loan me money on it?