I started by saving every penny i had through college and bought my 1st house just right after college using the money i saved up as down payment. click on the Learn tab in bigger pockets and there will be plenty information to consume for the next few monthsRegards,Huy

Yes, we could simply finance a 5+ property with only 20% to 30% down and still have some very healthy reserves.

Most of them are ok but a couple of them were extremely difficult and time consuming to deal with about certain issues.

@Matt Laird ,If you're preference is for the most passive/easiest route w/ higher yields you can try prosper.com or lendingclub.com (peer to peer lending sites.)They are unsecured "consumer" loans yielding about 6-12 or 15%, depending on credit quality, for 3-5yr options I believe..

I should be hiring out the hard and/or time-consuming stuff, and keep doing what I do best: real estate!

To time consuming and complicated

A few thoughts: 1.) before investing, consume a TON of info.

How it works with us is a mobile home would be a consumer secured loan, the same as an auto loan.

Take any financial projections you see on turnkey properties with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Targeted is like sniper rifle with a scope- more responses from qualified sellers.EDDM is great for consumer products marketing but not for motivated R.E. sellers- a highly specialized niche or target group.