This amount ($1,250) is divided by 12 months to equal a monthly payment of $104.17. 

This can involve a lower down payment and flexible repayment terms.4.

Quote from @Pat Arneson: Quote from @Matthew Paul: @Pat Arneson Before you buy anything , you better find a contractor you can trust . 

Mostly hard working trustful people risking large percentages of their retirement.

However, if you send by Zelle they had no discretion or opportunity to object and they would retain the opportunity to contest the payment.  

I am an out of state investor and in the past I have purchased my properties based on video walkthrough that my (trusted) realtor does.

Toughest part will be figuring out what market you want to target, what teams to trust and employ to manage your properties for you as I wouldn't recommend trying to manage the property yourself.

You can put a little as 5% down payment for conventional or 3.5% for FHA.Alternative way, is to acquire the 2nd property as an investment property with conventional, while putting 15%-25% down payment.

The monthly payment all in jumps from $1346 to $2400 (making the cashflow disappear). 

Many sellers targeted by wholesalers are “desperate’ as they are behind on payments or in foreclosure.