Strike a good balance between description and features, meaning don’t just list out a bunch of specs for the property and don’t give superfluous adjectives just to add fluff to the listing.

Look for something you can be sure you'll be able to pay back within the confines of your emergency fund for three months if Murphy strikes.

BiggerPockets has a great list of real estate investment clubs, it's an ideal way to dive in and get the answers to your questions from the local pros if you don't mind the drive: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/real-estate-clubs/Analyze a ton of properties in your target area over time and you'll get a feel for what is under and overvalued, and be ready to strike when you find one where the numbers work.

I'm sure there are numerous ways of make that transaction such as Strike.

Most investors love talking/bragging about what they do, but at a REIA they know 90% of the 30 people trying to get their attention aren't ever going to do anything with what they tell them.Go to the foreclosure and tax deed sale and strike up convos with people buying.

Yikes, guess the building and inspection department was very happy to have me call to find out NONE of the properties ever had permits pulled.There is more, but yes KARMA does strike, yet we need to stand up for our profession.

If there is a labor strike that slows shipping, or a manufacture supplier has a fire or other matter, they may not be able to supply materials.

There is a complete an entire method that you have to use when you're communicating with people and actually, multiple methods are a better way to sit in order to communicate with a homeowner to be able to strike up a deal.

But there are states where that type of lending is still regulated and requires a lic, or requires the lender (the one with the money) work through a lic broker/ lender to be able to make your loan.This is just scratching the surface of all the questions you should know the answer to before striking out on your own and building a PL business. 

One strike and you're out.