These will have mass competition so getting under market value is tough in most places.   

Someone has a problem, you have a solution, and you prove to them you can do what you say you can do to solve their problem.I'll give you an example: I recently bought a house from an elderly couple, the sale of which was facilitated by their adult daughter.

You'll want to have the confidence of data to back up your decision when the going gets tough.

My family had rental property when I grew up so I've at least been exposed to making repairs between-tenant and all the other fun landlord tasks.With that said, it seems the current market, at least in my area is pretty tough to get the numbers to work, single family especially.

My credit history is not great (missed couple of payments few years back) and I am having tough time securing a loan (borrowing close to million dollars).

Getting a license isn't the tough part.

Tough rental market.  

They might be flexible with down payment source as long as you can prove that you and your partners have the liquidity to close.

I did not ask any specific questions about his disability status, but he did provide official documentation proving the lifetime compensation.Should his unemployment be a concern?

Still, at the same time, they refuse to buy my condo, putting me in a very tough situation where I had to foreclose on the apartment to find out later that they picked up the property at the foreclosure court for pennies.If you're concerned about repairs, don't be.