For example our most recent tenant was able to give us the deposit and first week’s rent up front and then she was going to stagger the balance the remaining three weeks this month.  

Kansas City is affordable. ( https://www.edckc.com/kansas-city/affordability/)As prices continue to increase in coastal cities, Kansas City remains a relatively cheap, and healthy market for investors looking for cash flow.

Can someone walk me through the process of a typical flip deal via HML assuming:property: 80krehab: 20kARV: 150kcash on hand: 50kDo I put 50k down first to purchase the property and then get an appraisal for the rehab, borrow 20k (rehab) + remaining 30k from HML? 

Previously this would have been deductible, subject to limitation, on the taxpayer's Schedule A.A home office deduction for a sole proprietor and an owner of rentals whose rentals rise to the level of a trade or business, and has no other primary workplace most certainly remains deductible for the 2018 tax year.

Dense area with over 200k residents within a 3-mile radiusBusy traffic counts of over 20k cars per day - makes it a desirable location for any tenant and guarantees business for the tenant 6.75% cap rate with 6yrs remaining on lease and 5-5yr optSurrounded by a combined 4 elementary and middle schools - makes it a desirable location for any tenant and guarantees business for the tenant Just note, this is a NNN lease with tenant paying all taxes, insurance and interior maintenance.

Other assets like retail and office will likely remain on the decline due to market forces.

or would that cash need to remain in that LLC for investment purposes only within that LLC?

You will be required, even after that, to provide access to any remaining personal property during normal business hours for a time frame that your attorney can advise you on.

Any payments on the balance remaining from the original loan must be included in the debt-to-income ratio calculation for the refinance transaction.

On 6/8, I purchased my first 4 unit house-hack, and I just wanted to share my first error for all the "noobs" to ensure we remain attentive moving forward.