Hey Calvin - popular opinion is no, however you may want to check your local laws to make sure.  

I know some lenders talk about getting deeds in Lui at the time the loan is made however this is not legal and can be challenged very easily by the borrower so that's not recommended at all.So in my mind reserves are a must if your going to do anything with real estate in SDRA.

I'm 30 years old and am in the process of purchasing my first home (a SFH) as a primary residence in Atlanta and am seriously ready.My biggest challenge is obviously where to start.  

I am currently in San Diego and this market would be challenging as a place to start.

The latter would be a bit more of a challenge, and if investors are looking for 10-12% CoC returns, maybe it would be easier and more profitable to raise the $100k, then get a bank loan at 5% for the rest.

I'm up for the challenge.  

I took a deeper dive, and listened to may of the podcast episodes that Sean had put out, as well as the BP podcast episodes where the various methods of wholesalers were revealed in interview after interview.I found many similarities among what I'd read and heard on the podcasts:Direct Mail is a very popular way to goYou'll likely need to spend thousands in marketing dollars (most likely using yellow letters and postcards) to get the deals coming in to youOnce you get one deal, the rest snowballCommit to one marketing strategy, bandit signs may work but they tend to be the least favored here on BP (due to their "uglying up a neighborhood" and the fact that many times they are illegal and get removed)So I get the general gist of this but the questions I still have unanswered are:How does one know what is the right legal language to put on contracts?  

I grew up in the Bay Area and Richmond is probably going to present somewhat of a challenge for you to get quality tenants.

I think it is challenging, but do-able to invest in California for cash flow and buy and hold, but it does take more work. 

So if your market is a bit challenging, get in some of the more welcoming markets - Ohio, Michigan where the entry is not high and its easier to get started.