During that time the tenant was hurt on the job and went on disability.

I am very excited about the multifamily market in the area and see a lot of room for further growth based on the macroeconomics and job growth resulting in 140 multifamily transactions in South Florida during the first quarter alone! 

But, since we've had incredibly low inventory recently, and the number of homes on the market now is still lower than it was in 2012-2014 in this same time frame, AND the fact that jobs are still being created here (Google and Apple building new campuses for example), I think a slow-down is still a ways off.

My day job puts me all over East Texas.

You pay to much upfront you're going on the back burner and job likely won't get done.

Keep in mind I am looking for a low cost broker (no desk fee, monthly fee) given that this will not be my full time job.

Still trying to finish the rehab. sometimes it seems the big projects are easier jobs for me to complete  than the little jobs.

I have a ton of construction experience and contractor management experience for multi-million dollar projects if that counts for anything (My W2 job is a project manager for a huge general contractor).Does anyone have a piece of advice for me regarding funding my first flip?

Brian, I don't think investors WANT to see 50 or 100 houses before they make an offer but I would make a couple of points:1) As I tell my life partner "you have to kiss a lot of toads" before you find the right one but this is related to how you find the home...meaning if it is on the MLS - typically harder to find a deal although not impossible, if you drive for dollars you might have to look a lot of owners up but if you get to the point to see one odds start to flow in your favor2) If what you refer to is being a newbie and trying to understand what a good deal is or is not and if you have the time, touring that many properties to get an idea of value is fine.I have a w2 job and family so never had the time to specifically look at 100 properties with no intention to buy --  this is in no way a requirement.  

---I understand that i am basically asking the same question as i was in the first thread but i thought i would get better responses in this part of the sub-forum as i'm guessing there are plenty of people out there who are in the same situation as me in that they don't have a "stable income from a job" or are self employed and i'm wondering what method they did to be able to get a mortgage