Same for emails, voicemails and texts.It doesn't sound like you were represented by a buyer's agent and this is a perfect example of why a good Realtor is worth his weight in gold. 

Something that is not easy to identify with the owners if desired (aka don't use your initials)5. 

He is worth his weight in gold!

Will it be a property to live in yourself or to rent out, have you thought about any desired ROI, your buying power capabilities, etc.There are a lot of people in this post that can give you a hand of direction towards certain places/markets.  

If you have the time and desire.

However, since Ive never done this before I decided that the amount of capital needed in my desired markets was too great to risk testing my strategies here.

BiggerPockets is a guru at what it does for BiggerPockets and it's free to chat and explore new ideas and relationships.  10K is a drop in the bucket if you have the desire and will to make that turn into 500k, so don't get twisted as passive income you will not work for and make mistakes.People charge 10k for single-family wholesaling I have looked at many programs as I didn't know where to start and think of the mistake I would have made if I bought the wholesaling program. 

This is an all-too-common mistake: a rental sits vacant, less-than-desirable tenants are approved, and then those tenants don't pay and cause issues.You have to rip the bandaid off and ask them to leave.This may sound harsh, but it's not entirely the tenant's fault.

A commercial/portfolio loan should be a lot easier to work with...but the rate will be higher or you can't get as much cash back, or they have a prepayment penalty....or something else that isn't as desirable as the Fannie/Freddie loan. 

Further, you now own a “free and clear” property you can borrow against should you desire and probably get all your invested cash out.3.