NEVER get the (gottas - I'm so tired of making offers that I gotta get a deal) Be patient and your first deal will be a good one. 4) If you hire a property manager remember the buck stops with you - so inspect what you expect.Best of luck to you Kevin, let me know if you want to chat sometime.

There are less opportunities so be patient and don't rush into buying unless the numbers make sense.

Be patient.

@Martin Jones Be patient and analyze tons of deals.

Longer-term money like that means you can be more patient without constantly hearing the tick-tick-tick of interest racking up on the pull from the HELOC.

I'm having difficulty finding contacts that need to place patients / tenants in homes. 

Because if you're patient and don't swing at the wrong pitches you'll be in a position to use your creative finance education to pick up properties from motivated sellers.   

Be patient. 

Be patient.

It's tougher to get cash flow upon move out these days but if you're patient, willing to do some work, or live in lower cost/fringe areas you can make it happen or at minimum put a serious dent in your housing expense which is still a win in my opinion compared to renting or buying just a primary home.Also if you're a bit short on cash, make getting a seller credit part of your financing strategy.