Most hard money lenders are looking at around 65% of ARV so even at 100% they wouldn't finance the whole deal or even just the purchase so you'd have to come to the table with the difference plus closing costs.

If they are giving you flat cost for everything, percentage draws are pretty much guaranteed to get you behind and not leave enough on table for contractor to finish job.But to your question, it is amazing what interviewing other people will do for contractors that think they might lose the job. 

A team that brings innovative systems and excellent communication tools to the table. 

This is the classic path to failure.

It seems that a guest was, for some unknown reason, attempting to move a slate pool table. 

What he would bring to the table is help in choosing a property, reassurance that the numbers are right, the decisions are well-made, and he can/will be able to help out with some of the physical labor.

Consider what you can bring to the table and go with a strategy that fits you personally.

If you can get a big tax free gain based on the 121 exclusion, I would give serious consideration to taking some chips off the table to redeploy into other investments before the 3 year window elapses, whenever that is.

I may be leaving some cash on the table by not raising rents more aggressively, but honestly if I’ve got good tenants and I’m cash flowing why stir the pot.I saw an insightful article on CNBC that I saved just in case.

That's crazy, but on the bright side for you, it takes a lot of buyers and competition off the table.