‘I agree the vast majority are small investors, or new to passive investments.  

You can always open HELOC or line of credit from your primary house or non primary house, assuming you have sufficient equity and income to qualify.

Many folks feel that a one year hold is sufficient. 

On the negative side you will need to show how you will use the property to generate sufficient income.

After Hurricane Sandy in NY the vast majority of the houses on the South Shore of Long Island were lifted through various government grant programs.

Either way sales is dog tough and the vast majority of folks out there watching these u tubes and getting excited simply do not have the chops to do sales its not in their DNA or personality  or family situation.Our Daughter in Vegas who has been selling RE for 9 years now is doing very very well..

It's challenging to distinguish between genuine advice and potential scams in the vast sea of information available online.

@Craig Tom  fair enough  I live in Portland .. and yes its not chump change to someone.. but its not the end of the world for a 150 to 200k a year engineer  which are the vast majority of mid west investors from the bay area.. so I do apologize that I lumped all the engineers into one box.however if you look at some of the original threads on this company you will see.. the top 4 or 5 turn key operators chiming in.. and for whatever its worth..

Once you have sufficiently built up your leverage, you can make a pitch  to someone with cash to and they may bite.  

But, it is comforting to see a vast network of experienced investors from whom we can learn and new investors with whom we can share our experiences as we learn.