Patience and persistence in this market can pay off in the long run!

She runs a business out of the homes.

Any brokerage can be the right fit for you so long as you commit to taking initiative and putting in the work.By 'work', I mean income-producing activities (lead generation and follow-up) i.e. cold calling, door-knocking, contacting your sphere of influence, networking, hosting open houses, running online advertising, marketing (paper or online), or anything else that will get you in front of prospective clients.My first broker rarely answered my phone calls and by the time she responded, I'd often already have the answer I was looking for.

Make sure your first rental cash flows well by running the numbers as if you were buying it today.

I don't enjoy being a landlord--I enjoy being an engineer (my day job), so having more than a handful seems crazy.

If you’re open to outside capital, pitching it as a long-term cash-flowing asset with shared risk could attract the right partners.I also run a private lending business and might be able to help with financing on this.

In solar sales (door to door) the setters typically make about this same range.Most companies in the house flipping world seem to buy lists online or run basic skip traces of areas and send lists to VAs to setup calls with the owner of the company.   

I joined up with a guy running a wholesaling gig.

There's countless high DOM every time I'm running comps.

That said, if you have the option to invest in a better cash-flowing deal elsewhere, it's worth running the numbers to compare returns.