Account Closed, there are tons of sources for this.First, I would listen to BP Podcast # 229 with Zeona McIntyre (if you have not already), she speaks to her success with short term rentals, and discusses how she found her properties.Next, I know of two sources that I use for research:1. 

Account Closed Yikes!

I had maybe a couple thousand dollars in the bank account, most of it I always park into the Stock market and I never pull out now because I don't want to get capital gains taxed, and I started to look for someone to partner with on my first deal.This was all about a year ago...

Good question for any accountants on here, a living trust is probably a good idea.

Account Closed I have many clients lend the money to successful RE investors like myself.

Also it makes it more difficult that you dont have any experience level or track record. keep looking you will find a lender but again keep in mind your credit score, finances and experience level will all factor that number of lenders that will open up their bank accounts to you.good Luck

It is in a great location, and listed for an unusually low price for this area,  and it didn't even look that bad in the online photos (for a foreclosure), so I figured it must have something unusually negative about it that wasn't readily apparent, like "black mold" or whatever. 

Account Closed, if you're aware of a recent market sentiment poll of investors, the community BP represents, I would love to see it.

Online marketplaces seem like a promising way to find a place to invest without the terrible yields and insane closing costs of the NYC market.  

You need to look and see when the last 2 of 5 years would apply to you and talk to an accountant on how much it will cost you in taxes if you go past that time frame.