If you can't explain to us what the GATOR method is and how it works then maybe you are not ready to make the financial investment to get it started.

These start failing after 50+ years, causing lots of backups and problems.

Quote from @Khyree Randall: I'm about to start working again soon and I'm ready to start investing in getting my first deal.

Hi, pre foreclosure in all of its permutations, before the bank sends Notice of Default (NOD) or efter which is state even county dependant but often starts a 4 week clock till the trustee auction are the 2nd most difficult deal scenario and IMHO only experienced investors should bother, the 1st most difficult deal scenario are bidding at the court house steps on lord only knows what is being auctioned off sometimes even 2nd mortgages, you need to do so much home work to attempt to reduce your risk at the court house steps...Pre foreclosure no one talks about these issues, always about the nice sounding stuff like "motivated seller" get a good deal etc etc both are usually not the case.- 95% of folks in pre or post NOD want to stay in their house, keep their house inspite of them 100% will loose the house at the auction. 

Probably starting out small Jaycee - SF or maybe some smaller duplex type properties.

Our research shows that traveling nurses usually start with a 13-week contract that may be extended.

I also just started working with Penn State Federal Credit Union.  

I am also a local Realtor for an amazing investor focused realty team that helps our investors from start to finish and beyond with their investment properties.

Will start to investigate those areas more I’m also interested in looking into areas like Sharjah and Ajman.

Hi @Gil Canfu definitely there are many places in DFW where you can invest in a good rental property.I am not sure where you are at, but if self managed you should start in cities with good proximity to where you live.All the corridor between Princeton to Saginaw has good deals but there are many others things to consider as I mentioned previously.