If I can be of assistance to anyone, please let me know.

In other words, for an honest GC, there's not going to be a big spread between what you save if you do it and what you spend if you hire it.

There have been quite a few threads here on BP about people's 'freedom numbers' and I personally can't imagine spending what some people say they require.

Although making sure you aren't spending more than market value for the property is important but making sure the numbers work out is more important.

I wouldn't spend the money until you have an accepted contract unless the bank requires it or a competing offer does it.

I know as a salesperson I'll spend almost all my time dealing with SF deals at first; however exposure to brokers and agents, who are doing the things I want to do eventually, is what I'm seeing as the benefit.I personally want to become an investor and use commercial real estate to create passive income.

Why would GF spend 5 years losing millions of dollars/year to prove a concept (RECF to non-accredited investors) when ultimately that segment would make up less than 3% of the company's entire funder base in order to IPO? 

To that I mean, get out of your flip for the best profit you can first and THEN invest into something else whether it be a fix and flip or multi, etc.I see many first-timer investors spend more on their flip than the market is worth with upgrades to maximize profit, but then find that the price they have to charge to make a profit is higher than the market will bear.

If you invest using your IRA, and spend the CF outside it, you will break the IRA. 

You'd probably be well served by spending 20 mins or so reading MO landlord rules/laws.....