And to do so, you try and target motivated seller whether those be owner-occupants or landlords.

So it's all a moving target until you have a property identified.Something you can do, that your lender should be willing to go for, is make up a scenario that ballpark represents the top of what your down payment limit is.

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He lavished them with what he referred to as "suck up service".If you are renting to a suit there is no problem wearing a suit otherwise take some time to understand your target market.

They just aren't a primary target for what most people refer to as wholesaling. 

It's really hard to sell without an agent unless you are targeting an unconventional buyer.

No mater what the obstacle, we will always have work ethic, so work harder is what we did.I built a list of all the brokers who had any multifamily listed in our target areas.

We also target our houses for the broadest demographic (i.e. not the one General or Colonel, but the more populous lower ranks, such as E-4s and E-5s, or O-1s...but the very lowest ranks are often still in dorms).  

As for starter tips, I would do a couple things:1) Narrow down target area - pick an area, don't try to invest in the entire Everett-Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan market until you have the systems in place to do so.2) Get familiar - learn rental rates for your target area, learn prices for your area, get a sense for what your options are to cash-flow3) Stay open - One thing you might want to do for your first deal is to pair with an experienced investor and go 50-50 on a project.

Once I created a definite purpose and target I started seeing, listening and talking to the right people building relationships.Everyone that has a target is going through this.... there is canyon with a tight rope we must cross to get to the other side.