Increasingly Non-QM or non-conventional lenders (not Wells Fargo or Citi/Chase) will offer International investors financing from 65-80% LTV on SFR & Condos and 65-75% LTV on 2-4 units.

Utilities (WA state) have figured out its easier to squeeze the owner than chase down a deadbeat. 

Drive around a bit as well - there's still a lot of regional players in billboards if one is operating in your market chances are you'll do better with them. 

Never heard of them before....but your typical real estate "mentoring" guru will invite you to a free 2-3 hour session, and convince you to come to all day on Saturday or 3 day weekend course for $299-$399, when you are at that course, they'll convince you to be a Big Dog player for full on mentoring at $15,000-$50,000.   

I built the property in 2005 each unit is 4 bedrooms 3 bath  in Houston Texas I just spent the weekend masterminding with serious players in the group home space. 

Another great resource is Linkedin, reach out to players in your area and offer to take them out to coffee or lunch.

Several years later and I am now chasing my first investment property.

🤷‍♂️Love this post and what Scotty posted.Congrats on your success thus far.As much as I love real estate and business it never is passive and never will be totally passive unfortunately.There is always a risk component involved and a reliance on someone.There will always be that gut wrenching phone call that makes the stomach turn.It all come's down to how much is enough for someone to live a happy life.I unofficially retired at 28 and am back chasing now at 36.Parents and family are getting older and have a huge will and in a way pressure to retire my old man.A beautiful person and father.I've checked off mum and uncle from the list hahaFew more to go lolI am and always will be a "real estate guy" per se but a few years ago I asked myself this question:"How can I get the highest possible return, with the least amount of risk, without doing any work and without involving anyone else?"

I would not chase the flipping game. 

I can't tell you how many investors I have spoken with that chase low margin apartments and they want nothing to do with Commercial because they know nothing about it.