Everyone we have networked with says we must have skin in the game to do any kind of joint ventures/learn from them or even join a team, which we would love to do, however we basically gave our life savings to a family member to deal with a health battle.

@Brandon Ingegneri Brandon,Thank you for reaching out I checked out your site.

I checked out the Census.gov site and found vacancies on a regional basis.

I've never used a crowdfunding site before and this will be my first investment property.

I think newer investors should use direct mail as a way of learning the game before they invest money on the other techniques that get you in touch with sellers more directly.

@Ronald Rohde is a Texas attorney who specializes in all matters real estate & is active here on the site 

It's like a chess game.

Alternatively you can use private or hard money for both the purchase and the rehab but you’ll most likely need to have skin in the game and put down 20-30%.

Unfortunately, we figured out this enormous scalability after we liquidated our capital for development of what is now phase 1 (80 acres) where we thought the sole cultivation site on this property would be. 

Tyler, Start out by being upfront with your desire to continue in the Real Estate game whenever possible.