It's either that, or try to buy 33 sq feet of land from one of my neihbors. haha...

While they aren't the cheapest when you first buy them, Kwikset has locks that are easy to rekey without installing a new set of locks.

I live in Glastonbury and many of my clients are buying and selling in East Hartford and the surrounding areas.

That will probably be your best bet, to buy a fixer and get it cleaned up and then rent it out.Best wishes and good luck with your endeavors.  

Can you find a way to capitalize on their work even if you don't buy "their deal".

KwanzaHi Kwanza, I can help answer this question as I've worked with investors and helped them buy LTRs, MTRs, and STRs (own quite a few myself as well).

So, yes, it can be the best time to buy as the sellers listing during the winter are often the most motivated.

The majority of the business I do is buying small multi families and identifying the towns that are more favorable for investing. 

Also, if you buy using a hard money lender or cash, Zach Starnes can do re-fi's off the appraised value shorter than the typical 6mos and then you might not need any money down if you buy at the right price.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.