You will need to really start playing the long game though and focus on securing assets that have good underlying fundamentals as you will need to get more creative with the financing if you want to keep moving quickly.

If we held on to the home, and are able to establish a decent rent rate/month through STR or potentially even LTR, my thought was to then move forward with a cash out refinance with a 30 year set rate mortgage and only take out enough equity to keep the monthly payments at a rate we know will cash flow with our established rent rate/month. 

The buyer must have 20% to 30% "skin in the game." 

and you can find an almost unlimited variation on risk ( from low to high leverage, both floating and fixed rate debt, from no to high skin in the game, etc).

Hi everyone,My husband and I are just starting out in the real estate investing game.

An established Business doesn't require them to do lot of marketing.

In my opinion, this is much more effective than texting, which often feels like a constant game of cat and mouse with phone carriers.

Its a game of failure... its a numbers game.

In my opinion, this is far more effective than texting, which often feels like a constant game of cat and mouse with phone carriers.The two best strategies I know are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be costly, but it can also lead to deeply discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

You must establish a contingency fund, pay closing costs, and save for the down payment.