hi all,I'm a rookie investor, have a couple of properties that cash flow well.

Bought a house that sat vacant for a while and renovated it over the course of a couple years.

So get a couple of hundred there (after HOA & note). 

I have made some promising contacts since posting my last couple posts.

@Kyle Knudsen, There's a couple reasons why this wont work unfortunately.1.

Now your a 62 yr young couple from Athens TX who recently retired and always dreamed of seeing London, Big Ben, having fish & chips, riding the "tube"..... 

Over the past couple of years, I’ve learned a lot about the business—like how to analyze markets, underwrite deals, and connect with brokers.

You might get these days 60% leverage so you'll likely need 40% down payment plus reserves and the financial institutions will want you to keep those capital reserves in their institution.If you are a new investor, there's a couple of opportunities to get started. 

For each property listed through a Section 8 website, over 100 requests for application are received within the first couple of hours.

Once you've done that for a couple years, you should have an emergency fund and the money for a downpayment.