I found one on the local craigslist that I could afford, and I'm thinking about buying it with the intention of renting it out, and using the profits from that to offset my own living situation (kinda like a duplex house hack but with 2 separate houses), or worse case scenario I could just live there and the lot rent plus utilities would be less than what I'm currently paying, and I could have roommates for extra income.

@Nolan D Frese a buddy and I host a BP meetup once a month for like minded folks to deal swap and discuss investing strategies.

Or rent out an extra bedroom in your personal home for a little bit to get cash.

@Jermaine Riggs   Remember the 6PsPrior Planning Prevents P*ssPoor Performance There are steps that you can be taking today that will better ensure you will be able to qualify for the best of terms on your purchase in TX.1. have a Mortgage Broker run a Tri-Merged MORTGAGE credit report and pay the extra $15 for them to also run the "What If" score increase simulator to know how best to pay down debt in the interim2. start eating MREs and saving like a maniac until you close as the more money you can show in reserves Post-Closing, the better the programs you can qualify for.etc,etc,etc,   

Lately a lot of folks have joined the game and started sending out other wholesalers properties with an extra fee attached. 

I'm really thinking of adding these to the mix because hey, 16 extra units would get me right at my freedom number after my partners 50/50 split.

I have yet to earn some extra money to get started in real estate, so in the meantime, what books do you recommend a novice like me to read?

In Charleston we have so much big construction going on that finding good drywall folks is getting hard. 

. ** I’m aware how popular painted brick is .... sorry folks not in the budget!

It looks like property owners are reducing their sales price because they are "building" in that extra cash outflow that the new owner will have to pay to vacate the current units.