Nevertheless, I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX area, which has traditionally been a lower priced area, and have mostly bought locally, but even in places like this, prices have risen dramatically, and it's getting harder to get good cash flows.  

As a wholesaler there are sellers in every neighborhood that think their property is worth a million dollars, I would recommend handwriting letters or going door-to-door and talking to people and building rapport in relationships which may take time but is also probably the best way to find a good deal because you'll know about properties that people are interested in selling that are not going to be on your traditional list from the source or text delinquent or any other lists.

If I were you I would find a good multi-unit property that you can live in and get a traditional mortgage on and start renting out immediately to get your mortgage paid by other people and cash flow.

Taylor,Another viable option would be the traditional method of calling previous landlords.

We are the new future and we are not going to let tradition stand.

Typically for FHA loans it's better to go with a realtor (see you already got connected with some good ones on BP) as there is quite a bit of paperwork and extra things that you need to go through that aren't part of a traditional loan.

If i were to go with traditional financing, how can i come up with money to rehab the home?

The problem really comes down to the fact that the majority of these vacation rental platforms are not designed for enterprise use (because they're marketed towards consumers), so there's multiple proprietary systems to try to map out for someone to sync them all, rather than being built to map with the GDS (global distribution system) platforms that more traditional booking engines (Expedia, Booking.com, Travelocity, etc) use.

Traditional 203k loans have a minimum requirement of $5,000 and can be used for structural repairs.

Hey Micah,Are you looking for partners, hard money, traditional financing, or someone private?