I am struggling with understanding what/how lis pendens or notice of defaults work and the steps of making deals that are not in auctions?

You will be at a disadvantage in real estate without a W-2 because it will be extremely challenging to acquire a loan from a bank, and without a track record, it will be a struggle to get lending privately or from other sources.

I struggle with this myself. 

Its a struggle this business and hard work and sometimes for years you don't see the fruits of your labor but keep at it.

Struggling to find financing since I am a recently self-employed business owner.

At the same time they may struggle to fit you into one of their programs if you have no qualifying income.

Hi everyone, I'm a broke struggling college student so I can't afford much but I'm determined to be a real estate investor.

I would love to hear about your experiences, dreams, struggles, and literally anything else (real estate or not). 

I am struggling to find reliable and reasonable contractors as I am now down to only a few quality subs that I know from past dealings.

Because we bought so many so fast, we didnt plan ahead for labor and contractors...ended up struggling to find people and delaying the projectBought too many COMPLICATED houses...we bought too many too fast.