I don't have any sexy strategies for you except to share what I have done:- 20% down- buy below market value (10-20%), - keep 6 months of reserves - min of 20% cash on cash return- B-class neighborhoodI know everyone starting out wants the ZERO down deals, but honestly I have passed on those.

Then some punk teen blarring their car music really loud as they got home, only to go inside and crank the stereo so loud that I could here it from sever doors down.

It's not sexy to be patient and let your money build up with compound interest but it works.

I was in my late teens when the old man had his epiphany - we had brought up several bottles and cans, a rubber boot and a car tyre in one tow.

Flippantly walking away isn't going to be as sexy as it has been in the past.

The great thing about starting as a teen is you can build contacts and save money and learn your market so you a ready to jump in right away.

In my opinion, that borders very heavily on violating fair housing laws because sex is a protected class.

save your money the local realtor boards provide the MLS to it's members (brokers/agents) and usually they offer public access to their system, although not as sexy as say a Zillow or Truilia the data is very accurate and updated within minutes not days also when you sign up there is no spam and you have direct access to the listing agent.

So, I was looking at wholesaling, but then of course I came across info on Sub2, Lease Options, and Fix n Flips are just so sexy to me.

Two teens and two toddlers have created some significant wear and tear on the house.My initial approach was to get a HELOC of 15 or 20k to really spruce up my house to make it fetch more at resale.