Study the market.

Why ask: A mentor who is actively involved in the market is more likely to offer relevant, real-time insights, strategies, and lessons learned.

Josh, we are entering a period where the FED has came out and said rates are coming down.Based on decades of data, during market cycles when interest rates are decreasing, asset prices rise.

With $15-20K liquid, focus on lower-cost Midwest markets where down payments stretch further. 

Low down payment AND it cash flows also AND buyer has title.Maybe I am asking too much, but I don't think so.Perhaps you just market to homeowners.

Thank you,Phil Don’t have any experience with the mentioned mentors, but I do have 45 years experience in commercial real estate investing.Flipping (wholesaling) commercial properties require the same base of knowledge (real estate principles, real estate law and real estate finance) that is a foundational requirement for flipping residential properties; PLUS, extensive knowledge of the commercial property TYPE one is trying to engage with, and extensive knowledge of the local real estate market for the subject property type. 

Or find a deal first then market it to buyers, then offer on the house and create an agreement with the seller & buyer?

The recent undersupply has created serious affordability challenges.This data confirms what many of us already feel in the market: we need more housing.

In a highly competitive tourist market like New Orleans, I update my photos weekly. 

There is a high concentration of those in Texas (about 2/3) but it is relatively similar in most of the markets we lend.