(Grieving taxes as we speak to a more manageable amount.)    

So I am not really feeling confident to put down an offer unless I can be reasonably certain I will get the financing.Can some of you share with me your experience (good or bad) with these platforms and what process you used to get the funding from them, how the experience was, etc?

I feel like I am everywhere with my learning process.

Hopefully it will go higher than that.Getting comfortable with the process will make it easier the next time you see a foreclosure.Bonus: bring a few bottled waters and do some networking.

Sure enough, Tyson expects to process 1.25 million birds per week in Humbolt.  

Advice needed ona) Financingb) Stepwise process to get this to from inking the deal on the land, to getting a permit from town, to getting plans drawn and approved to putting in a nice spec for the build.c) Steps to liberate some of the cash/refi at a better rate whilst the house is being marketed.As for me, I think I can pull 100k by liquidating stocks and 200k by borrowing from 401k.

I am in the process of looking for my first home to house hack down here in the Tampa area.

Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, but especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

This may be the start of rethinking landlord policies for the application and approval process.....Thoughts?

In my area, the opportunity costs of not having cash on hand would be unacceptable.I would suggest paying cash and doing delayed financing or bringing in partners after you own the property.Of course, if a person is trying to treat SFRs like a commodity then dollar cost averaging is one likely thought process.