Hello,I have been reading and learning everything I can to be prepared for this new path of my life. I want to buy and hold properties. I currently own my home and have a good amount of equity in it. My problem is I d...

You can either pay for buyers list (just like you would pay for a sellers list) or you can use creativity to find those buying in your area.

I would suggest you look into creative real estate options such as owner financing, subject to, lease option etc.

So, you can negotiate by offering the vendor a larger cash deposit on closing (smaller vtb), vtb discharge acceleration, or a % of construction profit - be creative.

Our laws are a lot less than the UK so we have to actually understand a lot more law than they do, which makes us actually very creative as a country.

I'd venture to say almost 100%, since you have absolutely no control over anything that will impact your success.In all cases, education is in the forefront of importance, but the more education you get with REI, the more control and creative you can get...you can'tsay the same thing about Stocks.I too invest in the stock market...successfully too. 

@Edmund Ricker and @Shane Baganz what are your thoughts on incorporators such as https://www.incfile.com/form-order-now.php?

@William Sumnicht, A for creativity!  

@Christopher AnelloI have some lease option materials on my BP Blog.See https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/53697-video-...I like Bill Bronchick for Creative Financing. 

Essentially your can creatively document enough imaginary wear and tare that this imaginary loss covers your real profit.