This one didn't quite do that, but the 1 bedroom apartment paid half the mortgage while I lived in the 4 bedroom house for $500 a month and fixed it up.

Whats up guys!

I have no experience estimating rehab costs and I know costs have drastically changed since books like J Scott's were released. 

I don’t own anything in Arizona, and just looked up the related laws: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm.It sounds like you may be familiar with them, as you did what’s expected by the letter of the law.

This ensures that your property is safe and up to code.

Most buyers and investors say 'ASAP' so we then ask a follow-up, 'if we agree on terms today, is there anything that would prevent you from signing the contract today'.

You can use the proceeds from the bridge loan to cover the down payment and closing costs on a new property, which enables you to buy a new home before the first one is sold.

Ultimately the true cost of acquisition and investment will need to be disclosed and assessed.

We both have not gotten caught up with the shiny object syndrome.

If the 7% has no points and the 6.75% has 1 point in cost, then you would have to go back to me and ask me what paying 1 point in cost would get you as a rate, and that number might be 6.5%.