Ask anything about real estate or finance and make sure you know the basics of real estate before throwing money in.

Who is your target audience in mind? 

I've been down the family and friends route and they all have that scared mentality, which is common, where they'd rather see me be successful first at what I'm presenting to them before they decide to throw any money in.

You have to come to terms with the fact that you can't help the entire world and that throwing money at people most likely wouldn't fix their financial woes (at least in the long-run).

I feel like that will throw off some of the values of the $50,000 homes right around the corner from them.I recommend reaching out to New Western Acquisitions located in Buckhead, GA.  

Some investors talk to so many home owners, but just throw away any retail leads they might have.

That said, if you do not have a plan on dealing with the senior lien you may be throwing good money after bad as senior foreclosure.  

For example, some properties on loopnet will disclose current NOI or list the gross, the expenses, and other variables...but how much salt should I throw on those numbers? 

@Karen MargraveI'll throw another option out there - though in the U.S.A.

I just wanted to throw in my two cents to start putting my research into action in a low risk way.If I was in your situation I would probably look into using the paid off properties as leverage.