I have been researching the different financing methods, and would prefer to use portfolio lending for its better rates on my first flip.

Preferably near places with jobs that won’t go away like a hospital.

I would prefer to find a 1 stop shop for both of these tasks as opposed to using 2 different software/services.         

I think he prefers to be paid in cash tho.

As the more you experience, grow, and learn, you'll have a better understanding of how things work and what ventures may be best suited for your personality and lifestyle preferences.

Obviously cash is preferred whenever possible, but I am open to any strategies or ideas other investors might have.

looking for creative ideas/recommendations on how to finance a lot purchase/duplex build in a high cost of living area (mountain ski town)... plan is to turn and sell 1/2 the duplex for a good profit which will payoff approx 70% of the total cost of the land + build. then re-fi the remaining into a traditional mortgage and use the remaining 1/2 duplex as an investment property which we will do as a STR partially and use as a vacation home.we'd prefer to not collateralize/heloc our main home and rental property (currently only have 1).

The only way to estimate the ARV is look at sold properties (preferably in the last 6 months).

Do I let’s say for my first deal I plan to pay investors a 6% preferred return and after that a 70% split to investors and 30% to me.Do I incorporate Blue Estate LLC and then go straight into creating a fund similar to that of Cardone Equity Fund VI which is a fund of Cardone Capital or do I just syndicate a single property deal and create a property LLC paying management fees to my firm to later hire employees and profit splits to investors and myself?

I find that at this stage of the cycle, I am preferring sponsors that have that full real estate cycle experience and most of them aren't on the crowdfunding platforms.