- Any insights/advice is greatly appreciated!

@Robin Thornton I second the advice about considering contacting a financial advisor.

I want to get started with rentals and need advice as to getting my first on off the ground.

Joshua,I would offer two pieces of advice the first would be to consider a cash out refinance over a HELOC.

I am eager to connect with all of you and learn from your experiences and insights.I am open to any advice or suggestions you may have to offer.

@Terry Erickson you should certainly rely on your realtor's advice here but a lot of people pay for staging.  

Mi humble advice: Keep learning and moving forward.

Advice appreciated.

We've contacted Zillow for assistance, but the issue has not been resolved yet.Has anyone encountered a similar situation or have any advice on how to proceed?

If you're seeing more price points that are higher than the norm typically it means that either the market is shifting gradually up or that there's multiple people involved in that deal "chain" before it gets to you and everyone is adding their markup.My advice would be to attend a few local meetups to brush shoulders with other investors to pick their brain about whats working in your market AND to start marketing direct to sellers instead of trying to get the deals from wholesalers.