Don't buy crap that you don't needThere are down payment assistance programs that can help you, but without your debt to earnings ratio and your credit history being strong, all the down payment assistance is not going to help you with the end goal of owning a home@Bill Gulley

If you're only licensed to assist your REI strategy then going with a very low fee based brokerage like Champions may work best. 

I'd say to look in your paper/internet/roadside for "we buy houses" signs. 

I'm currently in the military stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky and is looking for a mentor or any information on assisting me with my first flip.

@Dianna BrooksYou've found the best spot on the internet for REI info.  

Granted I'm in California but unless you had family assistance or are a firefighter it doesn't seem like anyone at 30 is buying where I live. 

You already have expressed a concern about neighboring properties/companies.I'm sure a quick search of the Internet will provide you with articles/info regarding stories of people buying properties for $X, not doing sufficient EDD, and subsequently finding out that there's an environmental issue and the remediation will cost a multiple of the $X purchase price. 

Blasting small businesses on a public internet forum is not a good look. 

I have spent years as a residential carpenter, and also spent a year as an Assistant Superintendent for a MultiFamliy general contractor.  

I have spent years as a residential carpenter, and also spent a year as an Assistant Superintendent for a MultiFamliy general contractor.