I know some things can only be learned with real-world experience and at some point, I will need to take a leap of faith and purchase while venturing outside of my comfort zone.I'm sure this will depend on many factors, but what concepts do you think are critical for a new investor to understand.

However, I’ve recently come across an off-market property that might be too good to pass up, causing me to have to look creatively for financing options Without going too into the weeds on the deal specifics, I’m hoping to source some ideas for how to fund this deal.

Many people F this up, I did as well. 3) TEAM - build your "starter team" which really only includes contractor and property manager.4) MARKETING - create a predictable flow of new opportunities (deals to make offers on)This can be from a variety of sources, and it hinges upon picking a good market to begin with.

One other benefit would be to see if you really like selling RE before you make it your main source of income only to hate it.

Then your choices will be to find alternate lending sources as you've mentioned or finding properties in the range your lenders say.

I would love feedback with any insights, constructive criticism, things I should look out for and tips!

I would always have a contract written even it's from an online source.

We are looking for specific sources that want to fund investors right now?

By this I mean credit check, current employer and length of employment if possible (last 4 pay stubs usually works adequately for me), previous landlords (don't use reference phone numbers check them yourself by looking up the address and getting the person's contact information from publicly available sources - if they're renting they may have something listed currently or in the past.

Door to door marketing was the best lead gen source I have ever experienced.