Ideally I'd like to have the listings come to me automatically and pay $300 for any deal I that close rather than the fat cost for something that I may only use a few months per year.Thoughts or ideas?

Handymen/women will always (or nearly always) break your heart.Collect a group of them so your rental can't be held hostage.It's a dating game so don't fall apart after one of them breaks a promise.Your best defense is a fat rolodex!

And you also don't say you have a big pile of cash or fat income that you're looking to deploy. 

fat fingers! 

He bought when it was low, experienced a bunch of appreciation and rental growth, and is now going to sell for a fat profit and move onto bigger projects@Jason OngThe tree comment was probably because the area with the most trees in town is East Sacramento, which is one of the pricier areas in the city.

When you buy cash and leave your money in the property, your invested money gets old, wrinkled, fat, and extremely lazy.

If your strengths compliment someone elses then you should partner at whatever split you feel comfortable with until you can build a track record.. just remember pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered 

% of body fat? 

It was a big fat waste of time and effort.

It's perfect for fat people since there is no elevation to deal with.