I was able to get myself in by finding a specific goal for my first property and pulled the trigger when it came along.

But my question/problem is....When will I know to pull the trigger and purchase that first flip?

I finally pulled the trigger and put in my first few offers but haven't had any luck yet.

I have been going through it pulling the addresses that meet my criteria and generating a new list to be skip traced. 

Your other option is to pay a little more and pull a list of 1000 homes that actually meet your criteria, and mail to them. 

It now sounds very difficult to pull that off.

@Nick Stangowhile it can be possible to pull your personal funds with the funds of an IRA in a joint investments under certain circumstances it is very easy to commit a prohibited transaction with this arrangement. 

I can't see quality brokers like Mark Ferguson or Joe Evangelisti pulling this scared schoolyard stunt, either.   

I've done more foolish things with $20,000 in my short life, so I'm inclined to just pull the trigger on this one.I'm all ears, people!

She said that as she was opening the mailbox, she pulled her arm back and scraped it along the railing (about a meter away) and the skin was ripped open due to the rough surface.An attorney called me and said they were claiming compensation.