Here is the wholesale rate range at 85% loan to value.  300K purchase price using Jacksonville as the property's city. 

Purchase price: $137,000 Cash invested: $90,000 Sale price: $285,000 This was a single family home in Bates Hendricks.

Equity earns 0% interest (inflation will destroy your purchasing power) your real estate investment will Appreciate or Crash regardless of how much down payment you put on your home.

@Preet Oberoi Purchasing a short-term rental (STR) or tiny home to offset W-2 income with depreciation can be effective if structured correctly.

After years of focusing on my career and building financial stability, I’m ready to dive into real estate investing and start creating passive income and long-term wealth.My short-term goal is to purchase my first duplex or single family rental. 

For an auction.com purchase in Washington you have 2 options. 

What's the purchase price? 

Self-proclaimed Section 8 guru's online claim to do the latter and then find Property Managers after they purchase the property in whatever state, but I don't know how real that is. 

I think if you just attend any group, you'll find investors that purchase remote and local and you'll be able to learn.

Step 1: Ensure you can get financing (is it a cash purchase or will you need a loan).