I was born and raised In Dallas Texas.  

So if you have the time could you let me know where or if I'm doing anything wrong. the comps I pulled are from Zillow on the closest properties to the addresses I can find.Property Card says the property is wroth 589k at 1,201sqft 3beds/2bathsthese are the properties that have sold in the area1)$542k 1099sqft 3beds/2baths2)$475k 1445sqft 3beds/3baths3)$565k 1859sqft 4beds/4bathsthe areas price per sqft is $415, so to get the comps as close as possible I'm taking the sqft and multiplying by the average sqft of the area to make up for the area sqft of the properties and then I'm adding or subtracting to the prices the properties sold for for a new price of...1)$583,3302)$373,7403)$292,000these are the new prices I get now to my untrained eyes?

Lots of inheritance landlords here who never raise their rent and don't want to manage their properties, but will never sell because the homes are paid off, in a family trust, and they're paying minimal property taxes (CA prop 31 cap).The plan: - I offer to sign a 2-year lease, pre-paying one year of rent up front, the rest divvied out monthly over two years.  

Those programs typically require that you live in the property for at least 1 year, which might not be the worst thing.Can you raise private money through friends and family?

Try the school bulletin board with tear-off phone number cards, and be sure you are listing on all the available listings sites (zillow, trulia, apartments, rentpath, etc).

If you have any credit card debt, use the HELOC to consolidate your credit card debt (don't acquire any more debt), which will increase your credit score and reduce the interest rate on your new home. 

This ain't so hard, i said to myself, i'll just leave my card, then on to the next one.

I hope you have a stack of her or his business cards and hand them to FTHB owner occupant friends that are thinking of buying homes to live in).Typically once an REI has several deals under their belt, they arrive at Daniel's position and go that route.

Depending on your risk level you can simply use credit cards/401k as cash emergency reserves.Lastly, adjust reserves accordingly based on future expected CapEx needs

I run into similar issues as I'm currently trying to raise over $1M for real estate opportunities.