You may be better off using traditional financing unless the condition of the property prohibits this.Otherwise as others have suggested, you may want to consider wholesaling to bankroll your first investment.I'm a local agent in LV, and I'm also an investor, so please let me know if you want any additional insight. 

Incidentally, we like those jobs because glass/glazing items can have a big impact on that process.

They likely won't be able to obtain any traditional financing to pay you off if the home is in foreclosure and/or if the late payments were reported to the credit bureau.

There are several items in this thread I would like to address.

Brandon,You should check us out at traditions jax . com.

That being said there are some people who hoard money like other people hoard personal items.

Apartment finding in San Marcos is seasonal so you can devote some of your off season time to getting your feet wet in traditional real estate. 

I started my real estate journey back in November 2016 so many completed items (mainly educational) are not listed. 

So we bought a traditional single family home in Minneapolis.

There are a  lot of other items, but I hope this helps.I have seen accounts cost $1500 to $4000 per, depending on a lot of the above items and then some....You could also use the 2.5 of the gross.