Bigger Pockets has been an excellent education source for us.  

@David McEwanI would secure financing prior to shopping, however just ran into a deal where I was 'Preapproved" for financing, signed a contract & was sidelined due to a garage apartment & forced to seek cash from another source.

BTW:  the seller isn't your source for cash flow information.  

There is also some good Section 8 opportunities.Dont expect much or any appreciation on the home, mainly just a source of cash flow.

If I were to generate a list of leads using list source (Or if you have better recommendations) why am I targeting people with +80% in equity.

What is a good source for learning to do this?

I just had a house where a breaker popped and the electrician figured he would be able to find the source pretty easily, but it was 3 days and $1600 later.

I am looking to do my first flip in NC and have a source for wholesale properties.

But if you lack both of those, and have some cash, a HML may be your only alternative for funding a deal.I've investigated other financial source that apply more broadly than just real estate. 

I just wanted to throw out Home Advisors as another idea for finding contractors.  We have used them several times in the past to find contractors to do work at our house and will likely utilize them for rehab work wh...