The overall goal is to do the traditional 'stack' over the next 5 years (duplex this year, double the number doors each year for 5 years, a la Multifamily Millionaire).

The lot I'm interested is in town, has access water & sewer available, from all perspectives what are things that are different than buying a traditional pre-built home.

I know a guy that needs to sell and he can't sell it by traditional means do to issues with the property.

, but we are in a situation & desperately need some help/advice.Basically my question is: Given our situation (which I’ll state to come), would you guys recommend we go about trying to find investors to buy our property, or go about things the traditional route and find a realtor?

Going straight to a traditional lender for a mortgage may seem simple, but this approach will not always guarantee the best loan terms.

Hey @Chance CovanIf you're exploring options beyond traditional financing and haven't owned a primary residence for at least 12 months, starting with a bridge loan might be your best bet.

With the rapid variance of interest rates in the past three years, you're going to have a difficult time buying a property in a semi-traditional manner which can compete with those who are sitting at 3% rates and still cash flow.Do I believe the market is going to correct, yes eventually but it will be several years and It will be a slow change.

Since you are living there, it should be much easier to set up showings rather than a traditional rental traveling to the property.The biggest mistake I have made, and seen other makes, is loosening their guidelines after a few weeks/months of vacancy because they have simply had enough. 

We have found houses the traditional way - through the Multi Listing Service (MLS), through foreclosure auctions, off of craigslist (that really weren't scams!)

So answer the OPs question, traditional buy and hold a house off the MLS is one of the worst investments today for most people as prices and interest rates are up.