A short cut of sorts, that EVERYONE can take advantage of.

Short of "foot knocking" and "driving for dollars" I cannot think about manny other ways to find what you are looking for.

If you think you will go FHA, Conventional, 203k, etc. and then Quit Claim the property, to a LLC, or a Land Trust you run the risk of the lender discovering a Title Transfer occurred and activating the "Acceleration Clause" or "Due on Sale Clause" that requires the loan to be paid in full, within 'x' number of days.

Short term, I am looking to get my feet wet, I want to learn as much as I can about rental properties, flipping, and buy and hold to gain enough information to be comfortable with my first deal.Long term, I hope to acquire enough rental property to produce enough passive income that would allow me to spend more time with my wife and newborn baby girl.I would like to thank everyone in advance for your knowledge and time in working with me.

I only recently discovered BP a few months back.

Also on podcast #174 they interview @Dave Short.  

I have been in constant contact with the realtor/short sale specialist and they assure me on is going well.  

@Rick Santasiere and @Jonathan Makovsky, I'm trying to reconcile the language to make sure what I want to do is OK (short of talking to an attorney, which comes next).First, the statue Jon quotes includes the phrase "and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration" as a prerequisite to the list of things a broker does (including collecting rent).

I am planning to close escrow on "B" and refinance it to pull some money out to buy "A" ( and since I may be short in cash bring on a silent partner on board).Eventually, I like to sell "B", and buy out my partner on"A", so would have "A" for myself.is this doable?

Now, I wouldn't be so short about that post if she didn't have "real estate mentor" in her signature line, that implies knowledge and experience, 17 years is long enough but if you're not current then much of that can be irrelevant, we get a lot of folks on here with guru knowledge based on folklore, just be more careful as to what you take in off the internet. :)@Jaylyn Heartso   First, what is "MMJ friendly"?