Do what makes you happy and people who are meant to be in your life will be in your life.Personal action I took: Buy a white board.

It is usually a "Call to Action" and causes the tenant to call me.

Lending Club focuses on consumer debt that is unsecured.  

Within the last two weeks have attended the Lake Forest meetup, spoke with several people there, had two meeting meeting with local investors who have shared quite a bit of knowledge and direction with me, attended a meeting on due diligence, and went out and saw a flip in action.  

If you do chances are you will be the defendant in a court action, even though the tenant isn't doing what she is supposed to.

Auction properties typically require quite a bit more research and don't come with as many exit strategies as those found on the MLS.I would recommend attending your local auction with no intention on purchasing, observe the actions of the bidders and maybe befriend a regular, if possible.Good luck!

Step 1, Step 2, that kind of instruction.Looking forward to taking consistent action and making this happen!

Lots of good replies and advice here but the main thing I recommend is taking action.

A quiet title action is another possibility, only more expensive and takes longer. 

Early bird gets...Get busy.. action