I have the cash to buy the property all out, but I really want leverage because I don't want to consume all my cash on this deal and it juices the COCR.Original Ask: $49kInitial Offer: $40kTheir counter-offer: $44kMy counter-offer that was accepted $42k.This is from an estate sale listed on MLS for a 3/1 SFH 865 sq. ft,1950Rent after installing washer and dryer and re-painting interior will be about $950/mthAnyone got any good mortgage broker recs?

I put more attention on my major definite of purpose "fruit juices; shakes", just as Starbucks sells coffee".

Visit your local REIs and identify  a handful to get involved with over time the seeds you plant and nurture in these environments should bear fruit. 

It would cover with a little juice but it would be an appreciation play (growing rural town).

On the subject of building a website and generating Googl Juice and SEO I tend to agree with others who take the position of letting the AB&B's and VRBO pros lead the field in that department when your a newbie.

We might not have the growth of other markets, but I think CT will be able to find a way to hold their own.However, I don't think investing out-of-state [today] is going to offer lots of low-hanging fruit and a way to find easy returns, a lot of the upside in growing markets is already priced into the deal, so I don't think you're going to find smoking deals somewhere else (unless you have a particular insight to a deal or market).

If you can share some more detail of your market, what you currently doing and some of the things that you have tried I would be more than happy to help point you in a direction that you will find some real fruitful deals.  

And be very aware of changes in the crowdfunding  marketplace - many of the "low hanging fruit" type deals they saw in the past are gone, and it seems more risky deals (higher LTV's, etc) are taking their place.I am still a big fan of crowdfunding RE investing, but I don't consider it passive.  

It's been my experience that there is more fruit from that labor than having 1,000 connections on the web site.

Thank you for the well wishes, I am looking forward to enjoying the fruits of my hard labor.