If anyone's aware of any promising deals worth exploring, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could share the details with me.

The subtle differences between terms like “remove,” “replace,” and “installation of new” can indeed lead to unexpected outcomes.I use a detailed excel spreadsheet to clarify expectations I'd have no problem sharing I use with all my clients that I perform work for.

I'd study the John Martinez stuff out there. 

If you are looking for immediate cashflow, I'd encourage you to explore short term rental or mid term rental investing.

Some work that comes to my mind is:1) Managing tenants to get rent paid2) Diagnosing a repair issue and getting the right team to make the fix3) Fielding messages from prospective tenants on advertised rentals4) This list goes on...I've found a company that automates rent collection and income/expense tracking for free, but I'd like to replace my property management portal altogether and feel I'm only half way there (certainly a tenant facing chat bot would close the gap).

You are looking for a "Hard Money Loan" or sometimes called "Bridge Loans" "RTL - Residential Transition Loans" or "Fix and Flip Loans"Plenty on the Find A Lender tool here on BP and around the forums

I'd like to get them a little more uniform and up to market rates.

Even before 2020 I'd never leverage my retirement just to do REI.

If you can still pass for free I'd take the pass.

Modest flip, basis 120k, 20k reno, ARV 180+, not exactly 70%, but a fun project near both our personal houses.So I guess in this case we couldn't form an LLC to hold title because then I'd assume 50% ownership in a property with no skin in the game...other than paying for inspections, etc.