@Bridget HustonWelcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

How I would go about it is bring a deal to someone ( a friend or colleague) that I knew had money, offer them the terms I have in mind and continue until I find one.

In other words, I think we will probably have to be on the hunt for a very good deal or a very distressed property, and will not be investing in million-dollar multifamily properties... yet!

I've been doing more reading and research to learn about how these deals work to see if there's a way to save the deal.

But the person seemed bent on me wire transferring within 3 days, or the deal will no longer be valid.

You can still find deals that are priced from $120-180k that do positive cash flow and hit the 1% rule.

Are you currently analyzing any specific deals or markets?

And private financing can be wise if you are a diligent investor, which it seems like you are:)*If I would have known then what I know now, I would have used my first loan to land the largest deal that I could have. 

Looking forward to supporting with your next deal!

My question is are either deflected lintels or the spongy brick a deal breaker.