New Investor, Direction Wanted

[Thomas Guzzardi]

Real estate has been a dream of mine for as long as I could remember. My 2 problems are: finding people to invest in me and finding homes at a value worth investing in. I am now in my upper 40s with a good job, but being divorced and having to pay alimony, child support and my own rent I am drained of funds each month.

My background includes architecture/ interior design, construction and project management.

I would like any advice I can get as to how to acquire funding and how to find houses. I live in Northern New Jersey (Bergen County).