You have to find another source-either a distressed property, something you can improve and up the value to another level, or perhaps develop relationships with brokers and wholesalers who will bring a deal to you because they know you as someone who has the ability to close.

I am 54, W-2 employee (sole income family), and part of a great family of 4, my youngest is a Senior in HS and my oldest is going to University here in Germany.

I am very interested in investing in REITs or in online crowd-funding projects to have as a good source of cash-flows, yet I cant seem to find an online broker or crowd-funding website that allows international citizens and international banks.

They are a great source of information and experience.

For most individuals that have high paying careers, property sourcing and management is not the best use of your time.

Get your property appraised by your own source.2. 

I'm also a flipper myself, so I'm constantly on the lookout for good deals no matter the source.

It can be a fellow investor, your parents, your friend or a private money source and so on.

Recently, I have had a significant upswing in demand in my market(I build and flip homes outside the metros in AZ) and I no longer can get by on just the same sources of cash I’ve used over the last few years.

I anticipate being off in just about every area but know that I am particularly struggling with the cost of estimating the rehab (even just ballparking it) as well the financial aspect of coming from an initial source of capital (i.e. a hard money loan) and transitioning to a lower interest amortized one.Thanks in advance, can't wait to see everyone tear it apart!