Will be interesting to see how this plays out as the trade wars heat up, snippet of the article below:Chinese investors have become net sellers of U.S. commercial property for the first time in a decade, reflecting China’s crackdown on foreign investment and growing tensions between the U.S. and Chinese governments.After years of binge-buying trophy real estate, Chinese investors sold $1.29 billion worth of property in the second quarter of 2018, according to data firm Real Capital Analytics.

i was told that the best way to get started is to start out wholesaling to raise my capital.

You can also pool funds together do that you don't completely deplete your savings and have some working capital available for your rental property.

I'm considering the following:1) Work with a large contractor who is familiar with the HML process and has the capital to keep the job going while waiting on the draws.

@Matt ShieldsI think essentially you are going to have to start doing bigger deals which novice don’t have the capital for In order to maintain your margIn Here in Canada I am working on turning triplex back into single family house.

For every investment property held less than an year, is it required to pay a capital gains tax after the sell?

I ran into a contractor who has the capital to complete the rehab.

If you purchase properties that don't cash flow with the hope of making money based on capital appreciation, you put yourself in a position of needing to sell regardless of market conditions.

I have concerns when a potential wholesaler indicates they have minimal capital.  

I have access to some capital but probably not enough to invest locally.I want to build an empire.