I'd be happy to chat a little bit about various U.S. markets, and opportunities available south of the border.If you like the idea, then we need to pick a date, time and location. 

There are two things that give me pause in trying to recreate our original success.1- Location, location, location... and how that translates into occupancy. 

@F Thomas Gehrig your Pro membership gives you access to RentRedi for free.Start using that.Also, NEVER pick up rent or accept cash!

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

Look at the existing inventory in you're area, find an investor agent who has experience with house hacking, pick the best option currently on the market that fits your budget and make the offer. 

Looks like many people are mentioning Crexi and Loopnet but my impression was that good deals get picked up before reaching those forums and the best way to get a good deal is via an agent active in your target market.

If you could see an optimal layout, then perhaps you could pick and buy your own furniture if you knew the inventory needed. 

But are there any current owners that would let me pick their brain?

with no seasoning on this model I suspect its some portfolio type lender.. but who knows maybe wall st is at it again.. now they know they have their bottom feeding hedge funds to  pick up the crumbs when their loans default  :)))

this is a great example of the cash flow vs appreciation debateIf I could find some cash flowing properties in A/B areas that have much higher appreciation growth, I would pick up a few of those to have for appreciation growth, even if it means my cash flow could go down a bit.