I have become very interested in using the house hacking strategy on multi-family homes for those starting out like myself.

Wholesaling is a basic strategy, but that doesn't mean it doesn't take work to pull off. 

If you don't want to hand your SSN out to 20 different institutions, a local independent mortgage broker will be able to run your credit once and show you wholesale rate/fee options from dozens of banks and lenders.

Craigslist, driving for dollars, mls, direct mail campaigns are all strategies that I've used to find deals.

Just a thought but most importantly all strategies have the POTENTIAL to work, just plan your work then work your plan.

What kind of properties are you looking for and what is your investment strategy?  

If you don't think you're going to get cooperation, I recommend talking to Cullamore for an eviction strategy.

He has done a number of deals in Pueblo using the BRRRR strategy.

If you use the BRRR strategy, when is the earliest you can refinance to a conventional loan? 

Always have more than one strategy before purchasing.