Great advice from @paul_timmins Dedicate a lot of time to study and learn , a little everyday will take you far Read the posts here in BP constantlyListen to the podcasts here in BPTake notes in a particular notebook or other place, this site is huge and at some point you will not remember were you read or hear it, so is good to have important things handyStart looking around your local area, for distressed houses, to have an idea of the market use resources like zillow.com,  realtor.com, home.com, homesnap.com, etc. those are free sites and you will understand the real prices looking at recent sales (less that 3 or 6 months and less than a quarter mile from the house you are studying) take notes in a log, focus in an area you understand, don't look all over the cityDon't fall for the "9,998$ special offer just for you but we need to close in 5 minutes" of the gurus and the after sell "guidances"Print some business cards, Meet people in your local Real Estate Investor associations, don't be shy, try to connect,  try to learn the ropes offering help to somebody, give value to them and probably they will help you and most of all be patient, this takes time

No personal debt (credit cards, car payments, student loans)b. 6 month emergency fundc.

You could attempt to cut out/ scrape the calk with a knife or flat bar.

My answer own answer would be that these are a lot more "fresh" leads, but I have no idea if listsource scrapes records on a daily basis.

Parking is tricky too, so get there early, and don't forget to bring lots of business cards.

If you can't get a HELOC, do you have any credit cards that have a decently high limit?

I look at it as a low interest credit card backed by my house. 

It acts more like a credit card for the first few years as all you do is pay interest.

Driving for dollars could work for me too, get the foreclosure list, NOO list, and hit doors with some business cards, TRECs, a calculator and a legal pad.

I have T-shirts, Business cards, and my truck is a very specific color which everyone knows me by.