then came to realize hey I think I can do that.. since I am the money I take all the risk anyway or at least the biggest strip of risk.. that's how I got my feet wet then just kept scaling up as I got banks that would loan me money..

I don't want to be a wet blanket, but I get buried with the same spam you do regarding "investments" here, and just about all of them are deals I wouldnt touch.

I'm wet behind the ears but I'm home for Christmas and I have one family member looking to buy another property here(he's the one that got me into the whole real estate idea).

I'd also bet they tend to cut DIYer's more slack than those registered to represent others, just a guess based on human nature, depends on the mood of the day....LOL Maybe Charles Perkins might weigh in and tell me I'm all wet with my position as calimed....for the fun of it.

They are a great way to get your feet wet, so to speak.

Just trying to get my feet wet and gain some experience.

Just getting my feet wet and looking to gather as much information as I can related to flipping houses.

Correct me @Dawn A. if I’m incorrect :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$9000 down on 1st homepath / homesteps buy-hold property- 1 year later after you got your feet wet -Another $9000 down on 2nd homepath / homesteps buy-holdproperty.

I'm trying to find pre-foreclosure or otherwise motivated sellers because I want to wholesale a few deals to get my feet wet. 

You might consider a money partner instead to front the flips until you get your feet wet and build up some reserves to obtain financing yourself from a conventional lender/broker.