If you're simply assigning it or double closing with the investor's funds then you want to advertise yourself as "the source" or "the one in control" to clarify that there is no daisy chain.

Needing a job to fund my deals (not looking to work with investors or outside sources, I want to do this all on my own, so any profit I make...is mine) my dad had some contacts at a road construction company where I got in making roughly 60k a year.

There is a nice BP group in the south bay and there are also REI meetups in the area, one of which is hosted by @Johnson H (for some reason the tag feature isn't working on my mac) and is usually held at Whisper's Cafe and Creperie in San Jose.  

Solid Source Propery Management is a pretty good company to look into.

Good morning  BP,I am working on a rehab and flip project and looking for a competitive source for private money lending to cover the purchase and rehab & remodel costs.My investor partner owns over 20 properties and has excellent credit.He had ask me to present him with some Private money financing options for this project.Thanks in advance for your advice!

Since you are working with a buyers agent, and I assume s/he is assisting with some of the sourcing of deals, you might consider this situation a learning experience as what to expect when you get into competitive buying situations.Depending on the price of property it might be advantageous to reach an agreement in advance with your buyers agent to pay them a fixed fee or % of the agreed to price when a similar situation arises.

Multiple sources online and the first contractor recommended to buy a system online and then have contractor install it.

I'm just not sure what to install and/change about layout or design features (like spindles on a railing, or the front facade of the house, etc.) to make them look more updated.  

You should figure out the source of the water.

Some issues to look at when thinking about renting: http://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features...