Struggling to find my first deal

[Shetal Gandhi]

We are new at this and struggling to find our first house to flip. Everything seems like there isnt enough returned based on the amount of work needed. I think im in need of a good wholesaler or birddog to keep feeding me properties until i find the right one. Anyone have properties that could be good fits for me. Looking for something in Atlanta only. Any help would be great. Going to my first meeting this weekend so that should be good

[Rick Baggenstoss]

@Shetal Gandhi  Welcome to BP!  I share your pain.  I also have two young kids and I was in IT prior to jumping into real estate full time.

Here's the non-answer to your question.  Don't buy a flip.  If you have a hard time finding the time to identify a flip, then you would be overwhelmed once you found one.  It's very time consuming to flip your first ones and time is of the essence.  

IT programmers make very good money.  You should be looking for more rentals to create wealth and tax advantages vs. flips for increasing your income (I'm guessing).