The most important thing to get started is to get a deal under your belt.

Does anyone know of any good local lenders, credit unions, regional banks that may have less restrictive underwriting requirements that would entertain such a conversation now that I have 1 profitable asset under my belt and a pretty good W2 salary to personally guarantee it?

I'm looking to get a number of wholesale deals under my belt and then transition to a flip.

With only one recent rehab under my belt it's proving slow going. 

Belts wear out on washing machines too.

Hello @George Blower,Thank you for taking the time to respond.If you don't mind, could you answer a few general questions.Could I use one of the 2 companies you mention or even your company?

I don't even have many under my belt but the whole process, form buy and hold to flips from wholesale to lease options, just absolutely enthralls me

Also as an investor you need to prove yourself to show you're a real qualified buyer and are able to close, meaning you should either be pre-qualified or be able to show your proof of funds or have some properties under your belt already, because many people go around calling themselves "investors" but really haven't invested in a damn thing and won't even invest in a loyal relationship with a realtor or broker whom they want to bring them deals.

Any listing agent that has a bunch of mixed use commercial deals under their belt where the buyer has tried to go FHA knows that these are hit and miss and a crap shoot.I've set your expectations pretty low here.

So, having one BRRRR under my belt, I'm ready to jump into the next one.