You will have to source these properties from a wholesaler, where you will have to put down hard non refundable assignment money at the assignment of the contract, or source them yourself.The steps to follow for a subject 2 property are as follows:1.

He has been saving his money for years and has plenty of money saved but no experience with real estate investing.

Instead I want to take advantage of the opportunity I have of living rent free to invest my time and money in STR's to hopefully build that portfolio up and eventually make that my main source of income (I understand that will take time).

Some landlords have not been paid and some tenants are unable to make up for the rent owed by IHA and have either been evicted or are in the process of.

put another way:-Go on Zillow and buy a random property in Detroit: fail, lose money, give up on real estate investing.

I never even would've thought of that.I think you need help with just money management. 

Instead, the answer was to make a new money making market off of it.

I have a question and would really appreciate your input.I’ve done a couple of fix-and-flip projects in the past using hard money lenders, but I’ve noticed that their fees and interest rates significantly cut into my profits.

However, she has requested a Rent Credit.I have no problem letting her clean since that will save us money and allow her to get in there faster.

I’ve been thinking about partnering with a successful wholesaler and seeing if they will expand their operation to include the zip codes I am interested in.Example:  I would like to partner and give money to a successful Detroit or Texas wholesaler and see if they are willing to add my Georgia target market to their operations.Before moving forward, I wanted to get some feedback and advice from those who are wholesalers or who have partnered with wholesalers.Has anyone ever heard or have experience in a partnership like this?