Now, this is not all agents/realtors, and that's why it's imperative to find someone who you trust and looks to build long-term relationships, and not someone just in it for the quick money, but it definitely was a chunk of them.

It sounds like an ideal moment to either plow some more money into savings or seek private funding.Perhaps if you find a modest flip you can infuse cash into your system in a hurry and build your network at the same time?

Your best bet might be to find a private fund that aggregates money and lends it back out to real estate investors.It is worth adding that this is not a tax-efficient way to get involved with real estate.  

You need to make sure that how the money is collected is 100% collected prior to them putting a single door in the door.  

Here's why:While rents have increased, the home values have increased even more.

Hard money loan from Easy Street Capital How did you add value to the deal?

Maybe with 2 or 3 hours if even that far. i include Westchester, Putnam, Orange as well as the Albany area.

In addition, I live with my parents so even househacking will still cost me over $400 a month, which is what I pay to stay with my parents.

I have done interior ivy walls, ice cream makers, fresh squeeze orange juice, and even converted an outdoor shed into a "Van Gough Art Studio" to give 1 house a leg up.

Ideally you'd evict the tenants, find some other sucker to buy your high-crime neighborhood property, and start over somewhere else (even in Detroit).