Yet private money for the inexperienced rehabber seems to be the most elusive ingredient. 

Been a researcher for a while; hoping to get into the action sooner than later. Currently looking at Indiana / Cleveland / Kansas city areas mainly. Buy and Hold with a decent cash-flow is what I have in mind.Here, ho...

That's an elusive creature to find if you're not building. 

Currently I work a corporate day job that takes me all over Nor Cal. and am searching for that all elusive path to financial freedom.

There is an amazing blindness at not researching one's own area for possibilities and following the Pied Piper out of town for that elusive "hot market." 

We are getting very qualified, good, strong tenants that love the house and want to move in asap...but we have to get that elusive "pass" from the city first.I'm holding out hope that if we do the next batch of things they want done, and do the dance with them, we just might pass this next round...

I am working a deal now where the seller is elusive and his nephew is very cocky.

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I am fairly new, 2.5 years investing. Have acquired 13 properties. 5 SFH's, two 2-units, two 4-units then a 7,8, and 11 unit for 43 units total. The 7,8 and 11 units are at 5% but 3/3 (adjust every 3 years with 11%...

I am still hunting down that elusive first deal and am very appreciate of any feedback and potential leads I get.

Still not sold on the turnkey process, as it seems to eat into long-term cash flow, but also think it could be a great way to invest since as discussed, the NY market is a dead zone for most people like myself (full-time career, limited free time to search for elusive deals in the boroughs and upstate).