There simply was no choice but to jump in and get things up and running as quickly as possible and get the water out ASAP so it didn't do more damage in the hot weather that followed. 

Hi there @Amon Neequaye,All are good choices.

(i.e. a larger price with seller financing, a lower price with private money, something in the middle that blends the two).

I bought my first property in Pensacola, FL because I was renting a house for $1500/month and I realized I could purchase a larger, newer, more updated home in the same neighborhood and have a $1100/month mortgage payment.

I see your in ND which may have some more limited options with some of the larger National Lenders in mind, but have you looked to some of the national guys?

I’m currently been trying to improve my credit due to poor choices in college.

I'm not a big fan of owning washers and dryers as they too often require maintenance.On a larger scale, I have zero vacancies, and there is no good reason for a Gilbert property to be vacant for a month in this market.

Instead of buying a bunch of small properties individually, the group of people come together and buy a larger asset together.Let’s pretend you have $50,000 for investing, beyond other savings and retirement funds.

Though as an avid mountain biker, I should have made a better choice than living in the flats of the delta!! 

What are you invest in a syndication or fund, which would be my first choice, or go to this alone, I recommend you partner with others since this is a huge effort to undertake on your own.