I'm going to assume that you sold it, and are consulting for a short period while the new owner gets his/her legs under her. 

A loose screw on a chair, table, door hinge etc. 

You can learn that here, and you'll find most folks on BP are extremely helpful and won't make you pay $1000 for the privilege of listening to them talk ;) That money could be put to better use paying off debt, and then building your downpayment savings.You maybe don't have a leg up the way some folks do when they start REI, but you aren't in a bad position, just a transitional one.

My only concern is my ac unit is from 84 and still running good but I know its on its last leg. 

That's like asking which leg is more important.

So hope that little insight helps some and contact me lets do lunch get to know one another, I've done a lot of leg work but networking is something still on the "to do " list.

There is no way he is going to see you and think "He was a nice guy maybe i won't put this chair through the wall of his rental".

I second Chris...you have a leg up on a lot of newbies already, by doing your own construction.  

s sandbox - but like you, it is probably on our horizon.We keep periodic communications with our partners even when there is no explicit deal in the works - it lets them know we are continually searching for new deals and just how difficult it is to find one with legs in our current market.  

Is there a way to find REO's without using an agent and what kind of leg work would a newbie need to do to start looking into REO's to wholesale?