Hello, my name is Andy and I a new investor.

All my properties (11 total) are in Detroit, Memphis and Seattle and if you want to chat about any of those markets, happy to do so. 

The clients we work with who have found success letting us help them find highest and best use of properties, then we manage them for a year, and then pull out 60-70% of their money, and do it again - rather than waiting several years for a home run hit. 

I spend money on postcards, distressed lists and a website.

Check out this reply when I asked him how long he spent closing his own loan.

You do that, it's going to be best place to start because I am betting from there you will seek how to simplify things. 

Those who do do. 

How are you sourcing your leads?

I think about this often, its really just running the numbers - if you borrow 100k at an 8% interest rate, will the investment get you more than an 8% return?

You mentioned W-2 income as part of a way to save on taxes.