At that point, find a partner in some capacity who supplies what you lack, and go start knocking down deals.

(But that might just be my lack of experience with them.)

As someone with some free time and good analytical horsepower who lacks a large sum of capital I'm hoping to connect with experienced out-of-state investors to whom I could provide value in exchange for knowledge and experience and potentially some equity in deals.

My partner and I are so far ahead of most people starting off on the acquisition side and we have all the working pieces to grow exponentially but we simply lack the capital it seems.

It's the hidden fees and lack of transparency we commonly hear about regarding the industry.

Watch The Big Short.2019 we have a supply shortage, that can't be filled, because builders lack enough contractors and in many cases land.

If it's a warm season grass and it's dead in the summer, that's probably from lack of water.

As stated before, my problem with dealing with any salesmen is due to my lack of education and knowledge and that caused me to not trust them because I cannot comprehend what they are telling me.This was a great and educational thread.

Then you have the change over from Apples to Grapes and other dynamics. 

I thought the biggest challenge would be my lack of knowledge, and that certainly added to the issues, but convincing myself to stay in the game, act kindly, learn quickly, ask questions that were humbling, and keep persevering were by far the hardest part of this attempted first deal.