If the intent is to flip it, there are two ways people buy houses 1. with borrowed money 2. with their own cash.

Depending on where you want to buy there might be better loans than FHA, BBVA for example has a nice loan called HOME that has something like 3% down and no PMI, depending on your income and where you want to live.

I want to buy a 300k property and i have over 300k cash and a company with 7 figures revenue, but cant get a loan anywhere near FHA rates. 

I have 3 ( 1 condo +2 townhome) rental and one primary home (single family ) all in San Diego and for my rental portfolio of buying with my own money i am done.

As an investor, your primary goal is probably to buy at the lowest price (you make your money when you buy at below market value), fix it up, and either hold or sell/flip.The seller might realize they "don't know what they don't know"....in general, investors sometimes come across as "transactional" (they ran the numbers, and just want a yes or no from the seller). 

I wouldn't buy anything that's more than 15 minutes from the Chimney Rock strip or otherwise the public beach.

Would appreciate anyone's experience with buying Lien Certificates and Deeds.

Quote from @Kendall Jackson: I’m trying to get started in real estate to provide additional income for flight school and eventually buy a home in San Diego.  

We just closed on a $9,000,000 deal yesterday because our broker knew what kind of assets we like to buy.

Hello everyone,I've been trying to buy property in my home market of NYC, but it's been quite challenging.