Get some experience with a main job and do RE as a side hustle.

I love that there’s more than one way to do RE, just find the vehicle that gets you where you want to go)Cheers mate!

How much would it cost you do re-do the floors and paint the whole unit, this could be $2-3k. 

I just hope my buyers love it as much as I do!!RE

My goal is to make enough within a year to do RE full time and of course continue to grow from there.

Yeah, as an engineer by trade, I have a tendency to make things more complex than they need to be because in my world, if you don't have a good foundation to build on, you end up doing a lot of rework, which I'd like to avoid in the REI world.I understand that I WILL make mistakes (and hopefully learn from them), I'd like to learn where other people had to do re-work and try to avoid that at all costs.I'll see if I can simplify my plan somewhat. :)

Sam Grooms, I honestly don't know what a syndication deal is so I will definitely research that, and yes I'm thankful to be able to do re-sale on the side, thanks for the suggestions. 

@Kent HarrisYou've got a lot going on keeping you from getting the best rates and terms.You've got identity theft going on, so I'm not sure where your credit score isYou do RE full time, but...You don't have a RE license so you're wholesalingYou don't have a day job so there's no income trail and because of that,Your taxes are probably a mess so you need to go with a no income productand you have 5 housesUnfortunately, you're going to be regulated to either a hard money lender or someone in between, but certainly not an FHA loan or conventional financing.Stephanie

@Dave Raney While there is no one right way to do RE marketing, direct mail and driving for dollars are certainly extremely effective for many investors.

Turns out they do re-amortization for a $250 fee.