If I had been interested in REI back then, I imagine it would have also been a great opportunity to get paid by somebody else to drive for dollars. 

Imagine that you were paying someone else to do the work you will do.

Still, slow for Waikiki means the condos are booked 25 days and not 30.Busiest times (as you can imagine!)

With a flip it's going to be tight as well I imagine (My spreadsheets aren't set up for that). 147k total cost for $1200 in rent leaves a small margin for renting. 147k total cost and 185k arv leaves really small margin for flipping as well.correct me if I'm missing something.

@Giovanna Owen, Imagine driving from the outskirts of Portland through Sandy and down to Madras or Redmond.

Yes, but I can only speak for our area, although I cant imagine its only done in a small section of Ohio.Re: Funding out of state. 

The good thing about liens in the later batches is that people run out of money and the rates can be higher for the last couple of batches of liens.I imagine the rates were fairly low on the residential properties.

I'd imagine around $100kish.

The Monday-Friday "nine to five" was great, except as you can imagine the hours seldom fit that profile.At the end of September, I requested a transfer and went back to my patrol unit.

Gather the skills you need through literature, podcasts, and video, and find your niche to get started.Right now, look into "finding off-market deals," "wholesaling," and "driving for dollars."