It takes some financial investment, but mail campaigns have been an effective tool to contact people who own property you would want, who share the characteristics of motivated sellers.

Unfortunately, I think this is a more of an issue with your deal financials, rather than the lender not willing to fund renovation costs.

As I commented in one of your other posts, it's definitely the accounting/financial/tax side of things. 

You might consider teaming up with a mortgage broker to share the cost.The list criteria should include Renters, age 30-50, Income $70,000 plus, high Financial Stability Score and with that many bedrooms I'd add in families with children.

They cited unstable building financials and high renters %.

Either the properties were priced too high where it just didn't make financial sense to me (mostly in the towns surrounding Trenton) or I wasn't fast enough to react and the properties were scooped up ASAP. 

I recently graduated college and started my career as a mechanical engineer and have recently decided that while I love my job I don't want to work for the rest of my life, and real estate investing makes the most sense to me in order to gain financial freedom before I turn 60.I have been reading a ton of real estate books and discovered the bigger pockets book on rental property investing which gave me a great introduction to all the topics and possibilities in real estate.

I know real estate is the number 1 way to self made wealth and financial independence.

Quick question: If you have a financier willing to assist you in purchasing a property what are the main statistics that I should provide to them to prove that the property would be a smart and  profitable deal?

@Billy Amberg- try OVM Financial outbof Virginia, who lends 203k loans, & lends in NC, and has a Renovation Loan rep.