FHA you can get in a home with just 3 ½ % down, conventional with as low as 3% down.Down payment – If you don’t have enough saved, perhaps there is a blood relative to gift you enough funds for the down payment, closing costs and reserves.

I found the easiest solution to “juice” your numbers is to cut out the guy in the middle sucking the life out of each month’s paycheck (property management).  

Plenty of ideas and comments regarding marketing for leads above so I will just comment on finding cash buyers.Attending meetings as stated above and networking is always a plus as meeting people face to face and getting to know what others are doing and looking for is a good thing but the single and most easiest format to finding real cash buyers is through your title company.

OOS investing is a great opportunity to make money but comes with a myriad of pitfalls, the numbers are the easiest part, it's the data that people don't have or consider that sinks them. 

However, in our experience FEMA and the Red Cross come in and gift $30,000 or so to each resident who has a home lost, and that's what fixes the problem.

@Sean WenderothIf you are a real estate agent, you want to work with a CPA who understands the deductions available to real estate agents.MLS Fees, E&O Insurance, Business Gifts, Mileage and Home office are a sample of expenses available to real estate agents.Furthermore, agents are more likely eligible to be eligible for real estate professional status.Best of luck!

I cannot accept gifted funds and use them without waiting 60 days - which the seller doesn’t want to wait on. 

Even offer a $5-10 Starbucks gift card for their honest feedback, this way you can discover the problem faster.

He reached out stating his mother has come across a large sum of money after selling a property she was gifted.

Own it in your own name is the easiest. 95% of the people using a corporate structure do it wrong.