Have you considered a HELOC (home equity line of credit)Here is my story:We have a condo in boston, when we found out we were moving for promotion, we quickly got a HELOC bc it was our primary home. we NEVER DREW any money out so we had a zero balance.When we left, we put in a tenant at almost cost!

@Drew Slew I once read somewhere, you can buy a  run down house in a million dollar neighborhood, but never buy a million dollar house in a rundown neighborhood. 

Hi,My name is Drew and I'm a recent college graduate with ZERO experience in real estate but long-term I plan on becoming financially independent through the accumulation of rental properties.

@Drew PoniewazGoogle "hard money lender st louis mo area" then call them and explain your situation.

@Drew I hope I knew you when I started the foreclosure process.

Good point, @Drew Castleberry.I missed a few deals that after finding out what the properties closed for, I would have probably paid the same.  

One of things that really drew me to real estate was the research part.

[Ugh, I didn't want to delve much in to my situation, but maybe someone can relate]So, I had an accident last year that drew me back away from a paycheck job.

Please let me know if you would like some consulting on this topic.Thanks,Logan Drew

Thanks @Drew Castleberry I am going to check out the two websites you suggested (crimereports.com and trulia.com) tonight for area stats.