While it seems like there are some better priced deals lately, you may have to be prepared to put down 30-40% down.I'd say due to the lack of homes for sale, you should be open to many if not most cities depending on the deal that comes up. 

You can't change much of it now, but look up the best sale in the area, and copy what they did.

Purchase price: $350,000 Cash invested: $11,500 With the proceeds of the sale of our first fixer upper we purchased this duplex which we moved into one unit and same month purchased another duplex in another town to BRRRR.

Purchase price: $45,000 Sale price: $175,000 I lived here for a few years then when I was married it became a rental.

This is more common in today's market and often allows the seller to get a higher sale price than if you were to go through a bank/SBA loan.

Palak,Many online tools like RentSavvy, Avail, Turbotenant, RentRedi, Apartment.com help you do this process. 

Online platforms like Zillow, PropStream, and Auction.com are worth exploring, and don’t forget to check out local real estate groups for deals and partnerships.Since you’re in Racine, the Rental Property Association of Wisconsin and Milwaukee REIA are great resources for networking, finding contractors, and learning about funding opportunities.

Real-estate Rookie here, I am going to try to make this as concise at possible.There is a mixed commercial unit for sale in my market that I have had my eye on for awhile.

I purchased this before deciding to get in to real estate.I am trying to decide if I should rent the property out or sale it to buy something with long term investment in mind.

Purchase price: $450,000 Cash invested: $680,000 Sale price: $1,380,000 Bought a tear-down prop.