Take into consideration that you are not dealing with your credit.  

The borrower draws when they need money and pay down both principal and interest monthly - If they need more money they draw again.I've approved maybe 1 in 12 700 FICO borrowers.  

I am curious to see some opinions/strategies on how real estate investors can acquire property after property without constantly putting down 20% or a way to draw equity from one property to purchase another.

I suppose for right now that the prospects for being an agent are more important to me (if I REALLY want to invest in the state I don't pick a few years down the line I can get a license there too)....I'm hoping that some of you might be willing to discuss your experiences and opinions on which state might show more promise for someone in my situation.some personal factors that might influence my decision:-i grew up in VA and know the northern areas of it extensively, don't know Maryland at all-but driving to VA from DC is considerably more difficult than driving to anywhere in MD-I will only be able to part-time until I build up a good network - and in rush-hour (when I'd be able to show homes during the week), driving about 10 miles away to somewhere in northern virginia (to show a home) could take up to 2 hours.

Everyone says they want a clean place, but their definition of clean varies considerably. 

It would be nice to increase my equity and ability to draw money out of the property, but for now I'm mostly focusing on general maintenance and repairs, and then preparing for things like a new exterior paint the in the next couple years.

I've noticed a lot of times that there can be a considerable lag between advertising and the feedback you get from said advertising.  

1) When you can draw from past transactions to project the success of ongoing projects.2) When you can confidently go into a transaction when 9 other ppl  (not involved in RE) are telling you that you are crazy.That is where I will consider myself a full fledged "investor" by all rights :)Sebastian

They might have a great algorithm, but it doesn't take into consideration the elementary school abutting the backyard, the freeway a block away, an overbuilt or underbuilt house, that in some neighborhoods a pool actually is a negative value, a garage converted into a bed & bath, a one car garage in an area of two car garages, etc. etc.

See how baised and unfair to draw conclusions like this.