Owning only 1 & being realitivly cash poor is risky.As for door knocking as a way to collect rent.

Due to crime and poor schools . 

.- I was able to get access to private investigator software to find the true owners of these properties since conventional skiptracing produced poor results.  

I started by listening to rich dad poor dad books.

Most brokerages did a poor job of educating their agents of these changes so please bare with the agent.

Another common route is borrowing from private lenders—whether friends, family, or other investors in exchange for a return on their investment, though you should always ensure everything is clearly agreed upon in writing.If you're hesitant to use your savings, a HELOC or hard money loan might be your best bet for accessing the capital you need without dipping into your reserves.

I've been saving since I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

To enhance your real estate investing knowledge, consider reading books like "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki, "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller, "BRRRR: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat" by David Greene, "Set for Life" by Scott Trench, and "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by Brandon and Heather Turner.

Many thanks in advance,Victor Talking with my friends contractors in the area... some of this contractor offered very low price for their projects betting to build many units and market changed and they simply started to file bankruptcy... when comparing cost it's common you will find higher costs ... been in this market last few years, houses will start to move again in the next months in a normal cycle (not pandemic cycle) , if you're goal is getting long term rental in place for delay gratification...

This is an example of being cash poor and what can happen when you do not have equity in properties, or worse - have negative equity because you overpaid on seller financing.