Need help making the leap

[Felix L Perez]

Hey guys, 

so I'm having trouble getting dipping my toes into the water and getting my first deal. I am 23 years old (since yesterday) on Long Island and after a few years of constant studying and showing I am serious about this I finally got my family involved in the process to turn this into a legitimate family business. My father is the head of a big roofing company and has many different subcontractor friends so we've decided to get into house flipping to take advantage of his resources. So far we've been looking on Craigslist, Realtor, Trulia and Zillow in areas like Pennsylvania, Connecticut and even check here and thee in my general area to see if we can find a deal in our price range. We even started looking for foreclosures in those same areas. But I can't find a good well enough to fit my criteria. I am just for a single family home, in need of a few repairs in a decent area. you know just to get my foot in the door and work from there but I am having no luck. what else should I do? start contacting realtors in those areas? Maybe partner up with someone willing to help out a newbie on Biggerpockets? or some other strategy?

Let me know what you guys think any suggestion will be greatly appreciated!