Financing as a Realtor

[DuBeaux Dingle]

Hey BP Community,

I'm a brand new real estate agent working out of Woodbridge/Northern Virginia. While being an agent, I have big goals of being a successful investor. I have a couple of questions I was hoping the BP community could help me out with.

1. How as a new agent with little money can I best plan my finances while being self employed? 

2. What are some creative ways to start financing my first deal? I'm looking to purchase a single family house and rent it out, but I heard I need 2 years of tax returns to first get a loan, what are other ways to go about this?

3. How was it funding for your first deal as an agent/broker?

Any help is appreciated, thank you!