However its a business as well your running a business your not a passive investor by any stretch.

If the only people who are allowed to participate are those who have never hedged on a Building Code provision or a Dodd-Frank regulation, ignored a zoning sub-sub-subpart, taken an envelope-stretching tax deduction, etc., I expect it would be a much smaller group.

@matt 50k wouldn't stretch on a ton of deals.

I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I will have a lot of sweat involved, which I will get paid for at a reduced rate, but to realize a profit for me seems a bit of a stretch.

It's unlikely you'll get a Homepath these days at less than 85% of list, and in my markets, even that's a stretch...

It was written actually for Aussie's specifically as they were getting so totally abused in the US turn key environment and did not really understand that people in the US might not tell the truth or stretch the truth.. and they CERTAINLY had no clue as to what a war zone or Ghetto was.. .they just thought 30k houses were cheap they did not correlate that they were management intensive and that they were not going to sit over in Brisbane and just collect rent on the first of each month  via electronic payments.In OZ they don't have checks...

Sounds like you want to really get out there so you can look into a bunch of other ones stretching from Manchester, NH down to the Cape.

How did you stretch your S2,000 on your first deal?

There are parts of the country where people don't make very much and buying a $10k mobile home is a stretch for them.

There is no reason I have to wait for my diploma to begin my career as a real estate investor.So that you understand my intentions with RE, here are some personal reasons for my particular passion in this business:- It is an art form in my eyes- I had multiple stretches of homelessness in my childhood- I want to build relationships that will benefit future endeavors- I want to create multiple streams of income and bring diversity to my portfolio- Gain capital for other business investmentsThis post is written in effort to find a coaches/mentors/partners in this business.