Which comes first, money or the deal?

[Zac Davis]

i have heard and read that if you find a deal the money will come. I have been working with real estate agents, and sending out letters to home owners, with pretty good results, however after i put an offer on a few places and got turned down my agent said my offers need to show proof of funds to be considered stronger. Can anyone who started out with almost nothing let me know how they got over this hill?