National savings rates have plummeted, increasingly reliant on credit cards to fill financial gaps.

His wife who is in college for a degree that will lead to a great job with great pay when she graduates in June, now has full rent to pay, plus the cost of raising 6 kids by herself. 

And legal advice, you can not be compensated for raising capital unless you have a broker dealer licenses.

Born and raised Buffalonian,  contractor, real estate agent / flipper.   

The last house I bought, was brought to me off-market by my agent, and it's seeming that off-market is the only way to get good properties without the MLS prices.I've recently got a nice business card printed up, and would like to start a direct mailer campaign, using BatchLeads to find multifamily properties in the local towns that I wish to invest in.I have a pretty strict criteria about what I'm looking to purchase at this time:-Legal 2-or-more unit large Multifamily (not required to be owner occupied)-Each unit should be at least 3 bedrooms (so if it's a duplex, it needs to be 6+ bedrooms)-Sewer (not septic)-Gas (not oil)A lot of this information is not readily available online, so once I start my mailers, I'm sure I'm going to find people who eventually respond, but that don't have criteria which match what I'm looking for.I feel like it would be a waste if I paid a bunch of money for direct mailers, and then someone reaches out to me to sell, but their house doesn't match the criteria of what I'm looking for -- I don't know anything about wholesaling.What can I do to monetize these leads, or is the answer is that I need to learn So we believe no lead is a bad lead.

We are open to partnering on flips and raising capital/ tandem operating the deal. lets connect

Any attempt to short-cut the process is going to hurt you.Figure out a side hustle to raise more money.

And, ultimately, she is raising the money, which means that enough people trust the prospects of her performance.You simply have to decide where you stand and play or pass.

To answer your question about raising rents it depends if it is subject to LA Rent Control or not. 

Do you have credit cards with places like Lowes and Home Depot that you can use to buy materials now and not need to pay off for maybe 90 days?