The market you are in is the same exact market everyone else seems to be trying to get into which is pushing pricing up and lowering you ROI.

My husband and I have been trying to get rolling for awhile in real estate investing.

If the answer is no to either of these then we pass on the deal.Here's an option to push the ball down the court quickly: buy the 5 bedroom house like @Mindy Jensen mentioned and put 5 percent down.

Hello all, I am trying to start out in wholesaling and I am in need of a push in the right direction.

In case you find yourself asking him/her questions beyond the real estate transaction and they can't answer, you can consider getting a financial advisor - there is a small but growing subset of fiduciary, holistic advisors who don't push products or push to manage all your money, and even do one-time advice or project-based financial planning.

If you are dealing with an addition built on 12" beams (or if the original foundation is old and not built to current standards), the repair company might not be able to push the piers down to refusal depth or psi due to the beam not taking the load, thus leveling it, but not guaranteeing it will not continue to move in the future, thus not providing warranty.9.

The benefit with that is there is no PMI and you avoid the 1.75% upfront PMI that gets rolled into your loan at closing. 

I am not very risk adverse and am wanting to really give it a hefty push into full time REI eventually.

I would only roll the gains into the opportunity fund, the remaining would go back to buying those same toys, vehicles, etc. being that I buy at such a discount.

So that's your competition if you want to push rents.