Just what I see its very market specfic out this way.. used houses sell for as much if not more per sq ft than new builds.. for starter housing most of that has gone the townhouse route.. cheaper than free standing. and the big production builders can build those pretty efficiently.. mom and pops not so much..

You can initiate an auction or wait for ones to pop up that have been initiated by others.

Housing is just one part of the equation—our model aims to reduce housing costs by lowering ownership costs over time.For example, many mom-and-pop landlords keep rents well below market rates (e.g., $600 vs. $1,200) because they aren’t forced into liquidation events that reset property values.

There are not many homes on the hud home store any longer, but they do pop up from time to time!

Fourth, tenants tend to “try more stuff” with mom and pop landlords than property managers.

You find the numbers, and strategies that work in any specific market you choose, then wait until a property pops up that meats that criteria, and jump on it."

Hang in there...they'll pop.

To start I made sure that I found a majority of my furniture from locally sourced companies such as thrift stores, Facebook marketplace, mom-and-pop shops, and so on because I felt if I'm going to do this right I want to support the local community I am investing into. 

It popped up in the town I live in and I just knew this was the one I needed to buy.

It's a dumb idea that pops up from time to time from some BS guru types.