Single-family home sales fell 5.8 percent year-over-year, with 6,548 units sold;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes was 52 days;Total property sales declined 4.4 percent, with 7,842 units sold;Total dollar volume was down 3.5 percent to $2.2 billion;The single-family home median price edged up 0.2 percent to $232,500, a September high;The single-family home average price also achieved a September record, rising 1.7 percent to $295,765;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 4.0-months supply, up fractionally from 3.9 months last September and slightly below the national supply of 4.3 months reported by NAR;Townhome/condominium sales fell 6.1 percent, with the average price down 6.6 percent to $191,967 and the median price unchanged at $159,450;Leases of single-family homes dropped 35.4 percent with the average rent down 4.0 percent to $1,812;Volume of townhome/condominium leases plunged 44.5 percent with the average rent down 1.0 percent to $1,584.https://www.har.com/content/newsroom?

What has been successful for some of you who started out?

If this is successful I would like to move some of my personal savings into multi-family properties as well.

My goals include becoming a successful real estate investor in flipping and rentals also getting my first investment property before the end of the year.

That could be a great way to find and stay engaged with local investors, realtors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsYou can also search for other investors or brokers in your market and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersBest of luck to you and look forward to following your success on BP!

My goal like most others is to achieve financial freedom through real estate and get out of the rat race as Robert Kiyosaki would say.

It is definitely not achievable on every listing, but every now and then they pop up or we are successful with one of our strategies for finding a property not yet on the market. 

I know listsource.com is a popular one, is there any alternatives out there people tend to use and have success with?

The main reason that we cannot agree on a purchase price is because the home owner believes that I am over-estimating the repairs needed to achieve a higher profit in the end.

Much success.