Although some say your first deal is really just to get one under your belt, I still want to hold out till I find a good deal.I have a few connections in the fix and flip/fix and rent business including my father, so its definitely nice to have some people in your corner to look over your numbers and make sure you are in the ball park.Because this is my first deal, I am thinking a fix and flip might be the best way to learn the basics.

Once you have a general idea of sq ft overall you can have contractors give you a general ball park price on the price per ft. 

Biggest struggle I would say the mental energy it takes to get the ball rolling and keep it rolling.

In KW theY provided me with a sub domain to get the ball rolling and content to do social media and marketing.The way I’ve been bringing things together is through the use of FB, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Although that could be the time to low ball offers because they're less likely to be emotional about the sale. 

What I would suggests is that on your next investment make sure that you do you due diligence and exercise caution.

What I mean is let's say you offer 110K On a house....well below market value and the current owner will assume you are low balling them.

There was plenty of time to work 60+ hours, exercise, manage real estate, and have a social life...it was easy. 

@Jeremy Holcomb What kind of ball park terms are they offering?

For instance if you're bidding on a property with multiple offers on it it's going to be in your best interest to play ball with the seller's requests if you'd like to take the deal down.