However In our purchase agreement, we only have the address of the main property.

Because properties in NYC are so very expensive were mainly looking in New Jersey and other markets were familiar with (upstate ny, western mass, Central CT)It seems from this forum and everything else I've been reading is that the best way to acquire your first property is through an FHA loan where you can put down 3.5% if you occupy the property.

The main reason was I was tired of losing out on listings to the market leader in my area.  

I am not upset nor will I attack back.

My main point for this discussion is to get more information from the community here at BiggerPockets.

Eventually I would like to do mainly buy and holds while occasionally flipping houses when I can make an oppurtunity happen.

I can get up to 10 with both of my main sources.  

The main reason that (individual ) Chinese are investing in the US is for self-use or for their kids going to study there.

Listsource to find cash buyers.The main idea is to find the investors who paid cash for their properties.

Prior to deciding I wanted to get involved in Real Estate Investing, I was an at-home-mom, mainly because I don't do well blindly taking orders from a Boss that will under pay me and also day care is crazy expensive when you have more than one kid...