So it's a bit of a chicken and egg problem, but this is why "new agent 101" is to have agents tell everyone they know about the fact that they are now an agent.Lastly, if you do direct marketing to sellers for the primary purpose of buying their house, and you get responses but the selling is asking too much, you can try to convert those people to listings (along the lines of maybe, "I can help you in multiple ways", one by buying myself, another by listing if you prefer a higher price but a longer wait, etc.).Good luck and let us know how it goes of course!

WOW, Chicken or the egg. 

You can not have your cake and eat it too.

This is sort of dead money because I am now paying a pref return on this money even though it's not being put to work on a count of I can only renovate units as they turn over.The other options are to renovate units with the property cash flow which seems like the wrong way to go about it - and that still doesn't alleviate the problem of property renovations eating into CoC returns though it solves the problem of "dead money".The last solution I can think of is to raise the money year by year as you need it which presents other problems.

@Luis Vaca, big names could eat into profits. 

Just a few things I did to help me save (and they added up):- Cut out the cable and use wifi/Netflix - Make coffee at home - Stop eating out, only making it a special occasion here and there- Stop buying unnecessary clothes - Switched from a 35$ a month gym to a $10 a month gym- Cut out "snacks" when grocery shopping- Quit smoking cigarettes - Be mindful of utilities, shut off lights at night, don't leave them on- And most importantly, stay busy.

Even with 65 k as down payment mortgage and taxes and maintenance fees will eat up most of my salary with condo prices at around 400 k for a one bedroom.

Even if you are successful, lawsuits take time and if you are waiting for the money to finish the project the carry cost will eat you up.

I love running, eating and playing the piano.

You might find that this ends up eating all the cash flow too.