A  few  years ago, I stumbled upon a financing mechanism that I believe seems underutilized in the real estate investment space: securities-based lending.

I also stumbled upon a bunch of posts similar to mine after posting this & found The Ultimate Beginner's Guide which I've been reading through.

I have stumbled onto a potential investment property, one that I would like to hold and rent out using short term / vacation rental methods, while also living in it myself.  

I was getting annoyed and reading up on ideas on how to finance deals and how to find them when I stumbled upon BiggerPockets.  

Good Evening Ed,I stumbled across this thread via Google, while searching for helpful resources to get more educated on Wholesaling myself.

OHIO FLA  OREGON are tough states for this.. some states do not care just depends on where your at.I think the bigger issue for the OP is his area of DC is red HOT and the REALITY of getting someone to sell someone a home that does not have POF and bank letters etc is going to be slim and none.. you need to work the rough areas  of DC to make that happen.. those are where wholesaling works best or in any low value asset market that is not covered by the real estate community becasue the value of the assets are so low commission income is not worth their time.. thats not to say you can't stumble into a deal you can.. but those that do wholesaling and actually make money when you talk to them they are spending 5 to 10k a month on marketing.. and you need to risk that for the first year with no guarantee your going to close anything.. would you do that would U pop out 5 to 10k a month on the come?.

In my endless journey to find more rental properties, I have stumbled across a deal that has an inground pool.

I stumbled across a single family house with a mother in law suite with outdoor entrance, kitchen, bathroom only 10 minutes after being listed on Zillow. 

I stumbled on Mark J.

I hope I'm not overstepping my bounds as a n00b, but I read this thread about an hour ago and then just a few minutes ago stumbled onto something that might help you with a decision.