Quote from @Jimmy Lieu: Quote from @Andrew Syrios: The BRRRR strategy is tough these days (I even wrote an article about it that goes into more detail a little while back: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/beyond-brrrr-taking-advan...)In short, high interest rates as well as labor/material costs makes it hard to buy a property with debt and cash flow. 

While I could kick myself now, I view it as an invaluable experience because it put me on the receiving end of a close and gave me direct insight into why people sell homes to investors.

There are people on here (BP) that say "you don't need to pay for education".Well, not only are they wrong!

Even if you have a higher return in the stock market, you'd be doing it with a lower basis after tax and it will take a long while to recoup from that. 

  :)   Just kidding of course.Call the IRS business line 800-829-4933, put it on speaker and do something while holding for an hour.

The pictures, while not great, are also not the problem.Across the country, it is hard to rent a place over the holidays.  

I am trying to get more direct to seller leads as most my leads come from other wholesalers who don't have buyers like us.

Hey @Divine Nasikpo,If you have limited cash or assets, there are still ways to start earning in real estate:Wholesaling: While there are mixed opinions, wholesaling can be done with minimal money.

Quote from @Stuart Udis: Sometimes the best real estate investments are investments you don’t make.

If they don't pay willingly, what are my options?