And, as you found out with the Lodi property, in that price range they will require some sweat equity on your part.  

As an investor, I am always on the lookout for wholesale deals and as a realtor I am always on the look out for seller leads so I decided to join biggerpockets in an effort to connect with other investors in the area.

I also have some hard money lenders available to me through personal relationships and a fairly large credit card line to finance some repairs.My step between now and #1 was buying a duplex.

Try not to get tied down with marriage and a family along the way.

Hi fellow BPers,I was just on the Webinar on Duplexes to Fourplex that Brandon hosted, and a question was asked about starting on a deal with their own money.  

Since I've had 10 years framing houses and construction and a few years  remodeling homes, I did everything myself (with the help of family members of course).

Decent credit and a decent property is required, but if those things aren't hurdles (and they don't seem to be from what I've read), that would be a strategy to pursue.Stephanie

If it's a nice house/neighborhood with minimal repairs and a high chance of large equity gain down the road, 0.8% might make a heck of alot of sense. 

Just trying to build clients and gain more knowledge of possibly building relationships and a possible buyers & Lenders list!!!

Hello to All,I would REALLLY appreciate any and all Help, Suggestions, Comments, Experience, & Recommendations for me to FINALLY nail down, and pick out a Website Company, a CRM, a Dialer, and a Source for getting Expired, Cancelled, and FSBO phone #'s.So far I have heard that MOJO is a pretty good dialer.