Not sure your area that you're investing in, but the perfect BRRRR are kind of hard to come by now in the recent years.. so have the expectations to leave some type of money in the deal..Big thing that I've ran into and I've seen other investors run into is running out of money doing the BRRRR.. as some or most times you have to leave a bit of money in the deal, folks usually run out of cash to continue to do deals.. especially in the recent years..But good news is.. as you're holding and cashflowing on the deals, there is always opportunity to recapture the equity, not to mention tax benefits etc..I also see some pitfalls in investors getting desparate for deals, so they get lenient on their number etc.. as they do i see some get backwards on some deals...

So the tenant used the Pauper's Affidavit to appeal claiming they had no money correct? 

This becomes especially critical in the current environment where you can earn 5% on your money easily and aren't tying up cash until the project is completed.2.

I am currently in a very high interest hard money mortgage that balloons in September 2025.

Yes, you may lose some established snow birds by changing terms and prices, but if you are losing money you are better off without them.

I am also an investor that does flips, has rentals, lend my own money, has owned STR and have been a member of the local REIA for over 10 years, So hopefully my experience and network of other investors could prove useful in evaluating the potential of the property and possibly attract a partner if you need. 

I am trying to raise money from Friends and Family for putting together the down payment needs.

Take your time, spend the money, invest your time and energy into actually coming to the market, sitting down with these brokers, property managers, other investors, go to networking meets, get in the market, get face to face, belly to belly with the brokers. , trust me, if you fly the way all the way from California to Raleigh, North Carolina, , the broker in Raleigh is probably going to consider you a serious buyer since you just spent, you know, a couple thousand bucks and, you know, three, four days to get there.

The short term and balloon payments that seem to come with hard money are pretty intimidating.

Debt allows you to increase the velocity of your money.