Welcome to BiggerpocketsWhile real estate is excellent to build a fortune,a job makes for a living and down payments.Many BP members here do real estate investing part-timeThere are skills(marketing to motivated sellers, negotiating a great deal,financing a purchase/exit strategies etc) to be mastered to make for financial freedomSure,you have come to the right place.Read, listen,learn, engage the communitySee you in the forums

Also, make sure you use some sort of geographical reference so that local investors are notified of your posts and can jump in.

Just listening to him is enough to get your motivated!

Options are not easy anymore, they can be done safely and with profit motives, but you'll not be getting all the current stipulations from other investors or gurus using outdated tactics, to the contrary, your deal can blow up relying on old tactics.Caution again, you cannot require a buyer (optionee) to perform any obligation in an option contract, tying performance under a lease to the option certainly becomes an installment sale.

We made a list of steps that it will take to reach each goal, and stay in touch weekly and monthly to keep each other motivated.

My major motivation that led me here?

We are very motivated and are ready to start working on deals now. 

We are looking for a foreclosure/motivated seller for the first deal, and willing to wait until we can make the property give us the numbers we want.Excited to hear from the community, please reach out if I can clarify or help in any way.  

But since you want to pull the money out ASAP, make sure when you're calling to ask if they have any sort of seasoning requirement so you don't waste your time applying for a loan that they can't even do. 

If possible I can also do a payment plan of sort where i can put down a deposit depending on the amount.