Start a business that produces cash flow. 

Purchase price: $94,000 Cash invested: $94,000 Bought an SFR that had a lease in place and the renter wanted to stay.

I am looking to find a property in the area where I live as it is my first investment property and I want to be able to monitor as much of the process as possible.   

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

The cash flow How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $65,000 Sale price: $140,000 First complete renovation all but reframing--new electrical, HVAC, plumbing, complete bathroom and kitchen demo and remodel.

I don't have one there, but I have found my photographers in three ways: finding properties in the area on Instagram and seeing if they have a photographer tagged, searching hashtags for nearby major cities on Instagram, and then good ole Google.

Maybe I was lucky that I have started investing before information became ubiquitous on the internet.The biggest fear (being cash flow negative) is not even a real threat, because it is manageable and it will fix itself over time.

Hey Zach my main goal is to find a partner to work with.

After someone else bought it I alerted the buyer's agent to the error so their client could get it corrected.