Plus, it was rent ready and we placed a tenant/buyer with 3k down.

Get ready to spend $50,000 on your direct mail marketing campaign and stay positive throughout the whole process and just believe in yourself that one day you will find someone who's willing to sell the house for 50% retail!

Ready to buy when you've got a deal!

Every day of stress at my "day job", which is maintaining bank properties (property preservation) pushes me closer to making the leap, but I am not quite ready yet.

I have rehabbed and sold homes since 1998 and am ready to get into apartments as well.

The best deals are the one's, that only you know about from your marketing and it's up to you to let the world know about them when your ready.

Tyler also, I and my children have been findinga lot of value reading biggerpockets articlesA few examples :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/07/25/making-1-million-in-real-estate-investing-enough-rich/www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/07/24/ready-to-get-started-investing-in-real-estate/ www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/07/23/wholesaling-strategy-beginner-experienced-investor/

Which should I read/ is one a precursor to the others?

Which should I read/ is one a precursor to the others?

If by "turn key" you mean "move in ready", then an FHA loan gives you the lowest down payment.