If you interview a few others you might see a property that fits your needs.

Always choose the best fit and never provide any details or explanations to any rejected applicant.

People keep telling me that around here that is really for "developers" and I guess I don't rate yet (though I'd like to someday :))The problem is the market is so hot up here, it seems like the only way I can find a deal that supports my goals is with fixing up more distressed properties that haven't sold right away, so I'm struggling with the best way to use my available capital.

In a year or less, my goal is to put myself in the best situation to purchase an owner occupied SFR or Duplex, most likely with FHA due to the low down payment option.

Hi BiggerPockets Community,When I initially discovered BP, I had set out a goal for myself to purchase my first [income] property by end of 2017.

I have a SMART goal related to early retirement, or at least the option of it. 

While they more than fit my main two criteria for tenants, namely pay the rent on time and no concerns about damaging the property, they are becoming increasingly demanding about improvements to the house and yard. 

Our long term goal is to try to buy about one every 4-6 months so we can shoot for semi-retirement in 10 years or less if all goes well. 

The extent of my real estate knowledge comes from Bigger Pockets posts and podcasts, HGTV, and checking out every real estate book in the library.My goal is to learn as much as possibly by obtaining a license and then hopefully make the plunge into buying property sometime in the next year (very excited for that day).Glad to be here and I look forward to participating more in these forums :) 

Nearly the entire house is wallpapered so it will be nice to start everything fresh.2) Instead of just enlarging the 1/2 bath to make it into a full, we have enlarged both bathrooms in order to fit larger vanities in each.