Strong loan capability. 

1ST STEP - Pre-Qualify and understand your current capability and future capabilities to stay bankable based on your current Global Debt to Income and future DTI adding additional rental income and debt.Let me know if you have any questions.Regards,Joe Scorese

HUGE difference between the cap rate of an A class and a D class even if they are less than a mile away from each other...Cap rates can even be different from on neighborhood to another.In DFW alone I've seen cap rates as low as 3% (actual) and as high as 9% (actual).You need to find local owners, major players in the multifamily brokerages or talk to a few of the major property management companies in the area and they can tell you what's the cap rates they see in your desired SPECIFIC area.

If an investor can’t pay a bird dog $5000 for that bird dog giving them a deal, that investor is already not actually an actual  credible investor and belongs greeting people st Walmart or working their *** off to stack chips and put cash together to be an actual player. 

If you have a serious plan to retire early and are capable of executing it would be advisable tp figure out your monthly income needed then begin the march to cash flow to cover those expenses.

I assume they look at it like if you are capable of hiring the right subs and have to get through your inspections, that will tell if you are competent enough or not.

You may be a returning wholesaler (which you did not state in your initial post) and responding the way you did to posts that are coming from seasoned CURRENT players in the market tends to result in posts being ignored.Second, while you may have done wholesaling in 2008 and before, the landscape for wholesalers has changed dramatically thanks to internet gurus hawking get rick courses to the masses with little to no experience and even less understanding of the market. 

Co-signing with Parents: While it's understandable that you'd like to avoid co-signing with your parents, it could be an option worth considering if they are willing and financially capable.

Any suggestions are appreciated.Best,BobThe market shifted in King, Pierce & Snohomish and the old players have reorganized but here is a reconstitution of one of the big ones. 

Quote from @Suzanne Player: @Austin Largusa  So true.