@Jada WalkerFirst, I'd start with attending a Meetup to network with real estate investors.Once you've formed business relationships with them, then I'd reach out and ask if you could do cold calling for them (you don't need money, but you need thick skin) OR driving for dollars with skip tracing.

Foundation issues are extremely expensive and hard to predict the costs.

Hi Dan,Real estate is fast-paced game and you need to be able to submit your offers quickly and confidently without waiting around for an inspector or a contractor to walkthrough the property and give you an estimate.Contractors are extremely busy right now, and it often takes several days (or even up to a week) to get an estimate back.You obviously can't wait a week in order to make an offer on a property, so you really need to be able to put together an estimate yourself without a contractor so you can submit an offer and get the property under contract before your competition.Unfortunately, if you don't have any experience with construction costs it can be nearly impossible to confidently put together an estimate, so here is the process I recommend for learning the process of estimating rehab costs:#1 Read 'The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs'First, you need to build a foundational knowledge of construction, inspecting properties and putting together a detailed SOW.JScott's 'The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs' is a great resource for new rehabbers to learn how to Estimate Repair Costs on 25 common rehab repairs.https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/the-complete-g...#2 Explore Lowes and Home Depot to Learn About Material PricingTake a tour through Lowes and Home Depot (or their websites) and look at finishes materials and fixtures that you will consider using in your rehab projects.

I'm not extremely book smart, so it usually takes me longer to complete assignments and get things done.

Taking into account the context of the year I recommend going back to "normal" and not using extreme rent raises to cover losses.

You can find their phone numbers on their website and cold call them.You can also cold call or send direct mail direct to seller!

@Mora Clark You should cold call direct to seller or call realtors to see if they work with sellers who want to sell any properties that need work. 

I started out cold calling for a flipper in my area.You can do this as well.

You can sponsor office meetings or workshops, attend networking events sponsored by your local board, or just cold call/pop by.

I know a few agents in each state with a lot of out of state investors because you can buy houses for so little and their rent is extremely high.