Once you have a property under contract you now have potential buyers lined up, instead of getting a property and hoping to find a buyer.  2) GENERATING LEADS Yellow letter campaigns, bandit signs, billboards and yard signs can help you generate leads but I think your best bet is to advertise yourself as the "expert" in your neighborhood on buying houses.  

Honestly at this point I think my best bet is finding an owner with no mortgage interested in an installment sale.

I would bet money they will double.  

I get they have to cover their asses in a worst case scenario but it seems to me that loaning 250k on a 4 plex is a much safer bet than loaning me 100k on a single family because no matter what the loan on an SFR, if I lose my job, I can't pay...

Your best bet is to get a group of investors or private funding.

Your best bet is to purchase the material yourself you can get a great deal on material if you plan on being a house flipper for the long term.

If transportation improvement and go train keep on the radar you can bet it'll be the next Hamilton. 

LOL... what a waste of time and energy and allow idots an open voice I bet they feel like big shots in there little hum drum world... they are just little people James...  

Your best bet is to network with one or two really good probate attorneys who will educate you.

Generally, I don't want to use my HELOC unless I am confident I can pay it off or refi out within 24 months.