But I found deals that were good enough, causing me not having to negotiate the market price..... one step at a time, it’s all a learning process.

Any deal that (not said literally ) requires you to go to church every Sunday and pray for a good outcome is a deal that's not good enough. 

If you receive a Zillow application with credit score and background check, usually that's good enough for me.

I guess I figured I was in a good enough place to at least get started, then I could use to use future funds coming in from REI deals to show as income to the banks?

That’s good enough for me.

I believe if you find a good enough deal, it shouldn't be hard to find money for the deal. 

I would personally do a bid for $1000, not a super accurate one, but good enough for a new buyer to make a deal with....

I bought a good enough deal where I could have sold it for 25% more than what I had into it at the time. 

Doing a 12%/4 points and making about 6K over 6months is not a good enough return for me on what I have to work with right now.

I am trying to learn about the market there and get a jump on finding a good deal or two as early as possible.We will need a new primary residence, which we would like to be a good enough deal that we can turn it into a long-term rental when we leave.We would also like to find an investment opportunity for while living there, whether it's a separate property or on the same property.