I mean I highly doubt( but sure there will be other who say otherwise just because) you will find a very good investment property listed on MLS or other publically available service.On a side note if I did have aprroximatley 400k equity in two of my homes could I use any of that to invest in another property?

.- I would highly suggest you plan on using a property management company.

Real estate has been a passion of mine for years, even while working in the high-tech industry.Together with my partners, we’re constantly on the lookout for our next exciting real estate adventure.

3) What neighborhoods would you recommend in this price range if I'm targeting high quality tenants?

Pick a screening platform/application that makes sense for you.As for meeting the applicants, I recommend meeting them at the property to show the place to them rather than getting coffee or food with them.

Food for thought for me and you : If you where to start all the way from zero in wholesaling, how would you rebuild going back up?

I also doubt very seriously that any brokerage/custodian is going to allow this kind of loan with 401k assets; it's likely going to need to be a 401k general purpose loan, which is highly regulated (as someone else mentioned). 

Hey Andrew, welcome to the Forums.That’s awesome you’ve been learning about real estate since high school—starting early will really pay off.

@Nathan Gesner you just have a high value lesson to everyone.

I've been wondering about for a while how we can make guests aware of that without giving the impression that we're trying to force the to give us a high rating.