My specialty is a combination of aerodynamics and dynamics.

Am I right to assume the major differences are a quit claim deed versus becoming the lienholder and lending the money in draws rather than a combination of the total purchase/rehab costs?

Hello All,I am considering combining the use of car magnets and referral partners (bird dogs).

If your long term goal is rentals, then personally I would look for a distressed multi, buy with owner-occupied financing, move into it, rehab it while you live in it, rent out the units, find another one, rinse, lather, repeat.Kind of a combination between the two options you mentioned, just take the distressed part of #2 and apply to #1.

That combination seems to be a fairly bullet-proof plan.

Only you can answer your first question and it largely depends on the deal and the circumstances combined with your goals and needs.Yes, the are lenders out there that will fund 100% but they will be difficult to find and you will have to give up a good portion of the equity to attract them, especially with someone without experience.

Most of my colleagues actually combine the two by sending out yellow post cards.

You can go to the paint store and look at the combinations on the color cards, just remember that the brick color is a given, so it needs to be one of the colors!

Looks like a lot of money to spend just to eliminate the heating bill.Ductless mini splits are heat and A/C combined.

We're talking about seasoned investors who are willing to share their wisdom to help out, combined with your own initiative to read every book possible :) Basically, think of the entire BiggerPockets Forums as a sort of "mentor" in itself - where you can read books/blogs/etc and then ask questions - and get advice from real investors, not paid gurus.