@Karen If I were in Virginia and I were brand-new, I will do the following:I would get my real estate sales license and be an investor realtorI would go to REIA meetings and let people know that you can help them find great deals as an agentI would find a couple of cash private lenders that can lend $10-$20,000 through their IRAs, and I would use these funds for minor rehabsI would find doctors and business people that want to do 50-50 splits on joint venture partnering, using their credit and their down payment moneyI would contact probate attorneys and let them know that you can do joint ventures with their property owners, using private lender money, buy the property, rehabbing if necessary then reselling, and help their clients' heirs get money fast and get top price for their houseI would contact free and clear property owners that have been in the property forty years, and buy on installment sale, give them full price but your terms on the note, as long as it's a good rental for long-termLastly I would learn how to negotiate with Sellers and give them a cash offer and one or two terms offersGood luck!

Hi,Michael LeeThank you for your words.I hope you will be better soon.Probably your doctor is giving ypu half aspirine per day,but try to do sone exercice when you can,a short walk,etc...Try to eat more vegetablesCut all processed foods,rice,paste,bread,etc...try meditation or yoga...relax...your body is trying to tell u something...Best wishes,Americo

Right now, we could go to the doctor (all three of us) every month and pay cash and it would be less than the cost of our premium.

The seller says its due to the fact that the tenant helps her with rides to all of her doctor's appt, shopping, etc, and she doesn't have the heart nor the funds to evict her, her son, her daughter, her daughter's husband, and their 4 dogs (2 chihuahuas and 2 large breeds).I knew all this before we even began negotiating, but since the seller and tenant were with me at the kitchen table, I didn't want to upset anyone before the contract was signed by bringing this up.

Thankfully it's not in an area where the oil market is going to cause troubles selling it, it's in the area of the medical center so the complex and a lot of the neighboring complexes have many medical students, doctors, nurses, etc. rather than people in the O&G industry who are less apt to be looking to buy at the moment.

  ;)  If a person is not going to college specifically to obtain a professional degree (lawyer, doctor, engineer), it can definitely be a colossal waste of money.  

Hi, my name is Arnaldo Mora, I'm a Doctor in Internal Medicine, and as part time I'm trying to do investment in my  area, I'm in the beginning of real estate business, only I have one apartment  and one Medical Office, hopefully in the future can I share with you more successful deals. 

You can raise funds from family, friends, business associates, CPA, attorney, doctor, here on BP, REIA groups, meetups, family offices, etc. 

One could be homeless, one a school teacher, one a doctor and one could own their own company.

Just because I know doctors doesn't mean I can become a doctor tomorrow.