Hi Nick,You need to try to find some private money lenders.... and you need to start within your sphere of influence..... family, friends, business contacts etc...I did my first rehab deal in my early twenties.

Couple weeks ago, seven people through the house the first weekend, multiple offers, so I always expect my houses to sell within two weeks, they dont always, but I have sold enough the first weekend that I dont leave anything undone to negatively influence the potential buyers the first time they come through.

Sphere of influence can provide many deals.  

I hear your logic there, but here's another angle.You are obviously wise enough to know that a young(ish) person shouldn't be driving a brand new Maserati or something like that, but let's talk about the average home-buyer that OP might be catering to.People like you already own a home, and you're not going to be hopping in the car with a 22 year old kid.People that are using Realtors, rather than hunting on their own, are influenceable and I will stand by my opinion that a nicer car (but not too nice!)

I influenced the popularity of chapatti as a meal of choice among Ugandans.And how did you move into milling and other businesses?

These things influence price as you can imagine.Alright so now you have a location, septic type, tank sizes, etc ready to go.  

Depending on your intended strategies - will influence who you want to gain experience from.Also, I'd encourage the idea of not getting to wrapped up about retiring "asap".

." ~ Hadley's Law)The way most people get started in RE is to work their COI (your circle of influence == all the people you know) and going out from there, asking about anyone who's at least THINKING about selling their house.Also, you'd be surprised how well Craiglist ads, Facebook posts and other FREE social media can work for you.  

For those interested in going outside their sphere of influence (Bigger Pockets) as a supplement to increase their resources for building capital; I found the Gale web site with the search engine to identify a multitude of directories...one in particular that caught my eye was entitled or had the gist was "early investors (e.g., comprehensive listing of angel investors, etc.).

If one person making a remark about vinyl siding is going to turn you off to a particular property, I think you need to take some more time and learn the business a little bit better.I am not saying that to be offensive because every investor goes through the phase of taking others word as gospel and having it influence their investment decisions.Also, it is for reasons like your inspector friend mentioned that you have inspection contingencies in contracts.