I've heard of people get offended with a script that comes outright and reminds them of their financial difficulties.  

If so building a DADU / Backyard cottage is a no brainer, as the main hurdle for these builds is the difficulty in financing them.

I'm having difficulty finding a willing seller though.

That just hugely magnifies the difficulty of this project. 

Factor in a buffer for unexpected expenses, especially being remote.Risk Assessment: Understand the risks involved, including market fluctuations, unexpected renovation challenges, and the difficulty in managing a project remotely.Start Small: Consider starting with a smaller project to test the waters and understand the dynamics of long-distance flipping.Exit Strategies: Always have multiple exit strategies in case the flip doesn't go as planned.

it's sometimes very small decisions that add up to make investing more difficult. 

Without knowing the numbers on the deal, I'd likely just prefer to be the lender, that way I don't have to deal with any difficulties if things go south. 

Since then, I have had trouble with my current lender due to errors in Dominion's initial disbursement of my escrow account and insurance payments they had withheld.I have been managing properties for years now and I have never encountered such difficulty communicating with a lender, not to mention their utter lack of accountability and the low value they place on customer satisfaction.

I'm up for putting in the extra time daily to work hard at making it work, but it's definitely good to get a perspective on the level of difficulty involved.

We live in Grand Rapids and are having difficulty finding properties that fit our requirements price wise so we started thinking about branching out to Big Rapids or Kalamazoo.