Robert Kiyosaki, author of the Rich Dad book series, was homeless and working menial jobs just to keep himself and his wife fed when he started investing. He was homeless and jobless on purpose, just so he would have the time to do what needed to be done to become successful.

What you are going to have to do sooner or later, is go out and try to get yourself a deal. That’s what it all boils down to, isn’t it? Look at the Minnesota MLS listings. Use the list price as a guideline for whether you could possibly figure out how to get in on that deal. If you don’t have the money in your pocket, it is possible you can get a bank loan to cover the purchase cost or get investors to back you up. But you have to get out there and find these deals, meet these people. Just start doing it. One thing will lead to another.