Build a strong team, prioritize cash flow, and take the time to understand the local market and regulations, especially for development projects.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Am I allowed to post a deal here that people can help me analyze?

Found an awesome deal on Craigslist and it allowed me to get my foot in the door with an investor (owner of the property I arbitraged.)

If it is a good business with a hard to finance issue, he'll work with the loan team to figure out how to lend to them.

Freddie Mac will allow you to finance each property and the Maximum is 10 loans on credit.

The fact I can go to my kid's golf game today, yet still catch a vendor overcharging me $81 the day before on a SFR in Georgia makes me feel the systems that are in place, plus the ability to manage sacrifices has paid off.I've had the same team in most of businesses for almost 8 years, and have a growing RE team that continue to impress me. 

Start by joining local real estate groups, narrowing your approach to strategies like house hacking or multi-family investing, and building a team of professionals like agents and lenders.

I have investors who never saw their property in person for almost a whole year or more because they have the right team in place.

Travelers, Farmers, Steadily are some who allow this model.