there's people out there who will fund downpayments for equity in the deal or a preferred return. hit up local meetups and facebook groups and have some conversations

Or if you prefer one deposit account bam!

Suggest you get your game plan in place first then go forward once you have the goal in sight.

Howdy, I have been in the game for about 10 years now and have mid seven figures of real estate assets. 

I didn’t have much money and needed to find a way to get in the game. 10 years later, I’ve got 29 SFR that profit 19k/month (not including things breaking or vacancies).

Very new at this game I live in cottonwood California and I would be interested in going to meet up if my schedule would allow.

They are too much of a gimmick and most tenants prefer to have the bottom-line expenses.

Once this spreadsheet is built out, there should be no more questions about the game plan for your rehab.

Quote from @Alyssa Dinson: Hi everyone, I live in California and have been meeting a lot of investors who prefer to invest out of state due to California being so expensive as well as the aggressive tenant protection laws we have here.

This is the best way to get into the game, you get live in it while you're investing.