I've definitely found that you're begging actives need to be focused on the higher hanging fruit to accommodate for a lack of marketing budget. 

Lots of people starting out have no idea the cost for items, so you might see if you can charge a bit more for some add-ons to help cover the nut you are going to take by living in one of the units. 

They give you the nuts and bolts of investing and that's great!

Up to a certain size, you can also get plugs that look like a rubber donut between two big washers; tightening a wing nut through the washers makes the donut squeeze out and seal to the inside of the drain pipe. 

Maybe once per 2 weeks shutting off after 8 or 12 weeks.I would like to hear if other investors think this may be fruitful, or probably just marketing to those who've already shown disinterest.

The fastest way is to JV with someone as they typically will share some of their sources which are the low hanging fruit

I don't buy SFRs - I think you got to be nuts to buy those in most places in Ohio.  

My goals are hopefully pretty modest.....maybe ultimately 2 deals per year, as I work full time.I admit, that my knowledge is strongly focused on the nuts-and-bolts of the business.....design/construction/skilled trades.....and so I'm on here, trying to enhance my ability to bird dog deals as well as finance them.I've done a little research, and there's a fella buying distressed properties here and there in town, at roughly half of county tax assessment value (which seems to be roughly 80% of actual market value), then mortgaging the very same day at about assessment value.....then rehabbing and reselling within a few months.

These bids are nuts.

It is like me saying I want a fruit.