My family thinks I am nuts for wanting to invest my time, money, and energy into real estate but I know its the path to financial freedom.Can anyone direct me to any private money lenders?  

This will give you a free education on the anatomy and nuts and bolts of a deal while putting some money in your pocket.If your deals are good there will be an investor to partner with on the back end.

Those are harder nuts to crack and the commissions tend to be lower.

I have about $50-75k I wanted to do something with, and I was thinking this was the lowest hanging fruit.

I bought a short sale in an attempt to get a little bit of a deal since the market here in Seattle/Tacoma area is pretty nuts.

I suspect he bought a low end house one time and it was not fruitful.. 

Hopefully you can jump in share your views as well.Hopefully your decision to get back into the rental market again proves to be fruitful!

Prices have gotten nuts in Culver City which used to be affordable , but now I see homes are over $1 for smallish homes..Does the property currently cash flow?

The more the merrier, the market is RIPE with fruit right now, and I am not afraid to knock on doors.Mark

So in a nut shell, a CRM system with cash flow ability thus enabling her manage her deals, contacts and forecast her cash flow based off known expense dates and expected guaranteed income as well as potentials.