Again, my opinion, take it with a grain of salt.

IMO, a CPA is worth their weight in salt!

That said, I am taking much of what he says with a grain of salt, and using other sources.

I'm still a newbie here, so my advice should be taken with a grain of salt, if at all.Since you have no up-front cash, maybe you could begin searching for properties in nearby areas that are in decent shape... not perfect shape, but not horrible either.

Sounds good....of course I take any big time investor with a grain of salt at first as the business does have its share of sketchy folks, but I'm going to check it out Tuesday.

Im new to the real estate market but I am an investor in the stock market and peer to peer lending. I have been reading and doing a lot of research through BP and would like to buy somewhere on the lines of a triplex ...

I take everything I see in these studies with a grain of salt.

It is caused by salts/minerals in the material composing the mortar, or brick itself, being leached out (by moisture) to the surface of the brick.  

I'm a GC in Salt Lake, but I do work all over.

Take it with a grain of salt because I tend to be a pessimist about properties when I consider flipping, but hopefully you find something that works and post about it.