I was planning on making my current house a rental property and moving to a house with a better school zone (kid will start Elementary next school year) in the near future.

If you are anything like me at this stage, maybe this article will help you pinpoint which direction you might want to go! 

The reason I didn't do anything with it was because I wasn't sure how to determine which stage of the process they were in (behind, pre, foreclosure, RIO...) and who to approach at the various stages.Also it seems like investors fall in to one of two categories: mom and pop small-scale (such as myself... thus far) and mega-investors managing thousands of leads, using VAs and spending tens of thousands on marketing. 

I am in the final stages of purchasing my first investment property.

If there is anyone that has gone through this stage and wants to give their two cents, I am all ears. 

My business partner and I are in the beginning stages of our adventure.

I am wondering about finding properties that are in the pre-foreclosure stage but not completely foreclosed on.

And when I get to that stage, I will look into it again.

7) Be willing to walk away during the inspection period.Again, cultivating a relationship with an agent at your stage is key here. 

We decided to heloc for down payment, that was a few months ago and am in the final stages of the process.