Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by @Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. 3.

I am 43, have been a life insurance broker since 1997 and used to invest in single family homes.

Hanging drywall and fixing toilets ain't so glamorous in real life)SAVE MONEY - (yes you need cash in the bank to buy a property. 

Read Scott Trench's book Set for Life. 

Next thing you know it was about 3 weeks later and the owner tapped me on the shoulder and called me into his office and asked “what do you think about running the sales dept. what I’m trying to say is the same thing as everyone on here said “ get smiling and get dialing and it will be ok” it’s just fear of the unknown, we all have it at some point in our life but we get past it.start off by looking forward to hearing the no’s for each one gets you more comfortable and closer to a yes.

There's a quote I'm gonna botch but it's something along the lines of life begins at the first step out of your comfort zone. 

That is the only difference between you and the seasoned guy owning 1,000+ units (you'll be a student of the game for life).

After trying and failing numerous other ways to get one of these homes- I walked into the office of one of the more popular realtors in the area.

If you untie yourself from this unaffordable home now, and get back to an affordable life and take steps to rebuild your credit, you can likely buy a new home in just a couple years.

@Henry LiChi I believe @Kevin Gray has numerous clients in the SoCal area.