@Armando Payano, This is one of the problems that I see with BP participants and the Flipper or Flop type shows on TV.

You should be able to go to the website for the county assessor's office, type in the property address and get tax information as well as the name of the owner.

During this investigation, I have yet to see a firm that targets the middle of the market with this housing type.

Main difference is I'm about 8 years earlier than you on the real estate journey line.If you see me at the Meetup @Kevin Fox mentioned, please do say Hi ... or feel free to reach out if you have any specific questions you think I could help with - I'm by no means the longest running B&H investor here, but can provide plenty of opinions and actuals data based on various types of property in the area south of 52, north of 94, and west of La Mesa.Good luck!  

Ask them to give you your main constraints... 1) minimum down payment % by property type (will vary for condo, SF, 2F, etc) and 2) the max loan amount you can carry.

Head out to one, find an investor doing the type of investing that you also want to focus on, and offer to help them for free with whatever they may need (finding deals, marketing, painting their flip, organization, etc) in exchange for their mentorship throughout your first deal.

The only reason I did not move forward was because I want to use leverage for my purchases while they prefer cash, and while their COO Peter was very cool and said they could potentially do my deals, the loan had a balloon payment at the end which is not the type of loan I am looking for.

Hi All,I wanted to ask you guys if this type of analysis seems realistic.

There are two types of investors here:1.

For someone starting out on their first deal, I don't recommend doing a complete renovation unless you have reliable contractors or have some sort of prior experience.I would of chose a small multi-family property that need very minor repairs (which this type of property ended up being my second purchase).