The real ROI with this flip was the experience and education I walked away with. 1- Financing costs and loan interest eat up profit so move as quickly as you can. 2 - Commit to a plan going in and stay with it.

The entity's franchise tax responsibilities ended because the entity has ceased to exist in its state or country of formation or has ceased doing business. 

Please cease your collection activity until I receive confirmation through the above information requested.

About three months after they moved out, he received a Cease & Desist notice from RIAA (or similar) and a demand for $125,000 in as an offer for settlement for illegally streaming protected content, basically a violation of copyright without payment.

Eat Ramen for a year straight, don't go out, don't buy alcohol, don't buy anything for a year.

Hard money from lenders or friends with rates at 8% and above is ok for short term but will eat your profits in the long run. 

Those additional holding costs are going to eat into that $3k, so it's getting close to a wash.

What you're describing is exactly like sitting down and eating a meal at a restaurant and then complaining to the restaurant that the food was no good.

Then you can get creative with the gift cards/points/credit card stuff and or financing and really get a good deal.I'd avoid Alibaba simply because any issues and you'd be unlikely to find a reasonable resolution...and it'd likely eat up any good deal you had going.

I'm tired of people getting away with not paying and the landlord having to eat the cost.