Some states, like NC, regulate contract for deed transactions.

I met my loan officer through a referral, and have not personally had much success calling around as of yet. 

Your IRA can partner with your friend, but partnering personally with your IRA will likely result in a prohibited transaction. 

"Brokering" means you represented the buyer or seller on a transaction for some commission amount.

@Sandra StrongI agree with @Jaysen Medhurst and @Andrew SyriosThe numbers do not support a successful BRRRR deal.  

Congratulations, and I wish you nothing but success.

Arizona is a beautiful place, and once I've found my success in Sacramento, I'm planning on expanding back to my hometown out there.I'm not too familiar with the Northern California market yet, but I know AZ is ripe for the picking!

I am familiar with direct mailing, and am curious as to whether anyone in the forums has had success with this method of marketing.

Thanks for reading about my small success!

Success stories like these keep "newbies" like me motivated.