That being said, let me help you with some suggestions:1) Sources of money for down-payment and/or closing costs for FTHB.The first thing is that there are sources of funds for you that can be used with any loan program or with a specific list of loan programs.

I do lots of deals in Texas and Zillow and all other "instant" valuation sources are so out of whack, if I did deals based on their numbers I'd lose my shirt.Another challenge with "instant valuations" is that they don't consider model comps.

Plus just having another source of income.I am currently trying to make contact with local investors to build up my investor list.

He can also source marble for me at cost (he imports it by the container load).

It's just that with all the 'dearest friend Jason' emails i have been getting from foreign countries with foreign bank leaders promising me a settlement of my rich uncle's oil fields in foreign countries makes me more nervous than ever.

Even references to potential sources of information would be helpful.

I have a 2nd source of income that pays all my monthly bills.

let me know your thoughts on why there are so many foreign investors investing in the FL market?

I buy properties using my LLC, but they are rehabs and my lender is a hard money source that requires I do it with my LLC.

I'm curious as to which sources should I be looking at for obtaining financing on my first flip.