Little dicey for my primary but that area is going to see really good growth in the mid-term.I will ask for another 60 seconds of your attention and this is the most important.

You're in the SERVICE industry so give your buyers your full attention and focus on their needs and how best to help them. 

I’ve come across a property that has caught my attention and it sounds appealing but my biggest concern is the down payment.

Just spent four months of my life and a lot of money restoring the place....my fault because I wasn't paying enough attention...so now I am hyper-alert...and probably worrying too much, but the past four months I do not care to repeat.

Extra attention to detail with estimating rehab costs.

@Stefan Abel I won't lie I haven't paid attention to how other businesses operate in August, me and my team were working on closing a few deals at that time last year so there is no designated slow time for me.

From everything I've read and people i've talked to , you usually don't have much of a problem getting the $$ required if you find a GREAT deal.  60 - 70%  or less of the ARV with reasonable repairs will get people's attention.  

If so, that’s going to be a good deal for you, and you will get a taste for the things you need to pay attention to in real estate investing.

@Michael McCullough pay close attention to property taxes.

Also, Trulia market trends has some cool data - you can see median sales price, price per sq ft, etc. in areas... don't trust the numbers necessarily but pay attention to the trends (which areas are selling for higher/lower than others, etc.).