I buy and hold long term, and have taken advantage of numerous  30 year loans at ~4% the last few years.

A lot of what is on the MLS is overpriced from a cashflow perspective and when I find a rare gem there are numerous above asking price cash offers that overtake mine.I have expanded my search to include wholesale opportunities and found something fabulous in Logan Square that requires a gut rehab.

I'm looking for a coach, someone who has done numerous deals and can walk me through all of the steps.

I reviewed numerous BiggerPockets forum posts and compiled all the recommended options for looking up potential sellers information.  

Upon entering the world of BP for the past several months and reading/listening to numerous articles/podcasts, I feel an individual will not know the true realm of the investment side until they dive in head first.

Zeona mentioned how lucky she got numerous times with her Landlords and discussed the timing of what she did (i.e. how Airbnb was that popular yet).

While their are numerous legitimate ways to structure a "creative" transaction, almost all fall into one of the following categories1- Convince an INDIVIDUAL - often the seller, to finance 100% of the purchase price2- Syndicate the purchase by raising equity capital - you will have to give up a majority of the equity in the transaction3- Take over an existing loan, and borrow the "equity" from the seller, or a third party individual at a high interest rate.You have to do a "sales job" on someone to make a nothing down situation work.  

There are numerous sf homes in our area that with minor cleanup and some carpet and paint.

Since you are a physician, I would imagine your income should allow you easily get numerous loans to purchase 2-4 unit properties.  

Only issue id have with them is the numerous and very expensive "expedited" shipping options.