What is the best approach when seeking private money lenders? 

The information available is amazing, but also very overwhelming and I am not sure where to start.I'm currently in some credit card and student loan debt and looking for advice on whether it's smarter to get more in debt to be able to start with flipping/house hacking sooner, or to continue to read for the year and a half to two years or more it will take me to get rid of my debt and save enough for a down payment.  

The best thing for you to do is contact me through private message or email and we can set up a day and time.

- Saves buyer hundreds of dollars and several weeks in setting up their own local LLC.

I would go with gas, it is more efficient and will save on cost long term.  

I am not strapped for cash but I would like to use the savings I accumulated from years of working to start my own real estate business but how do you look at something like that and think of the after rehab picture.

The rest of the house is mostly redo the kitchen, probably the bathrooms (may be able to save fixtures, but cabinets, flooring and shower tile need done), re-sand hardwood (hoping to salvage the wood by the leak?)

It is about 95% new house--we kept the foundation and just a little of the 2x1 framing--and we were able to save about 80% of the wood floors in the original house and extend them into the kitchen/dining room in the addition. 

I highly recommend Dave Ramsey podcasts helped me so much get my spending habits on track and understand my potential to save money

Has your friend considered the option of private lending with the possibility of refinancing later on?