Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

They will crunch in the numbers and let you know the max amount you are eligible to borrow (with higher down payment your borrowing power increases). 

I knew enough to focus on two things. 

I need input from this great group to help me focus on the top 5 ways to find motivated lease option sellers. 

I'm looking to get into Reo where would I be able to find the bank and the person at the bank who has the power to sell?

I own and operate these homes myself and I do not and do not encourage you to focus on that market.  

@Ayne CardonaI would try and keep one tenant paying and focus on rehabbing the other side and getting it rented at market rents.

I'd nail an eviction notice to your friend's front door so fast her head would spin, and do everything in my power to make absolutely sure that an eviction ended up recorded permanently in Prince George's County books, so that any search in the future would expose it.And then your friend would never be able to sign a lease in the USA to live in any apartment where national record checks are run on possible tenants.

If your job income or business income profit is very good then you might want to focus on equity growth and rent growth in better areas over time.

Many, but not ALL are only focused on the commissions he/ she will earn and not focused, on your best interests.