Look further out in peripheral markets or find properties that have serious problems that you have the skillset to remedy is what a lot of other investors including the institutional outfits are doing so as the small guys we have to be willing to go further out or take on bigger problems... or be patient.

Be patient; be very patient.Fretting about one particular outcome won't serve you well.

I know I will have to be patient to get funds and start investing but i was thinking wholesaling would be a good start.

Just so many choices out there if you know what you're doing and are patient.

If there are typical problems you need to be patient.

Hello,I know exactly what you are talking about.Trying to find an experienced and patient mentor isn't cheap or easy I have found.Most don't wanna be bothered with dreamers with only a small amount of money to invest and sweat equity means nothing to them.It's not impossible,just difficult.I mean look at what we are asking them to do,"Hey,I would like you to spend dozens of hours of your time teaching me how to be your competition and beat you out of good deals someday soon".Yeah,doesn't sound appealing,does it?

if no to either of those then keep looking...but keep in mind you have the right idea but in order to be successful you also need to be patient...don't "bite" on the wrong property just because it fits your price range.

Id rather be patient than deploy capital in an under performing asset.

Should I be patient and look outside of the MLS?

Singly family house was on the market for $120k with nursing home getting proceeds from their patients home.