@Dyryl Burnett
One of the simplest strategies you can put into play for yourself without any sort of cash to provide upfront, would be to work with a master lease, or a "sandwich" lease. Find distressed properties in your area, perhaps ones with grown up yards or broken windows, then proceed to contact the owner of the property; pre-foreclosures are ideal, as well. Figure out what they owe on the property, if anything, and present to them an opportunity to have their property rented out for either takeover payments of their mortgage, or a monthly cash flow amount. You're responsible for the management, repairs, etc., but you'll have a strong cash flow from each individual property in that you get the entire amount leftover after their mortgage payment, or the amount predetermined by you and the owner if they owe nothing.
- e.g., $700 rent - $391 mortgage payment = $309 cash flow.
Another option you'll have, is to rent the property out on a lease-purchase/lease-option, or a "rent-to-own." With this, you'll receive a nonrefundable option-fee upon the tenant signing their lease. This amount varies anywhere from 1-5%, typically. Now make sure you only do this if you have a lease-option with the owner, rather than a regular lease, otherwise you won't be permitted to sell the property at all. Though, if this is how you choose to work it, you'll also receive an amount at the expiration of both leases, provided your tenant signed a lease-purchase or decides to exercise their option to buy on the lease-option.
- e.g., $70,000 tenant purchase price - $52,000 your purchase price = $18,000 profit.
Again, this is contingent on each of you having a lease-purchase/lease-option agreement in place. So, realistically, you can be as involved as you'd like. Keep in mind a typical term for this sort of lease is anywhere from 2-5 years. You stand the potential of receiving cash upfront, monthly cash flow, and a large lump sum at the end. All without having to fork over any of your own money. Hope this helps!