Although you may strike a deal on an awesome home and wholesale it to a pro AND get paid in the process its more likely that you can find a good lead, mention it to a investor and ask for help, and they close a deal and make a million bucks and you get a good education.

I recommend learning landlord-tenant laws for your state and community.In Texas, a landlord does not have to make repairs of any kind if rent is unpaid.The tenant also must give adequate notice before initiating a rent strike, and the tenant must allow reasonable time for the repairs before striking. 

That area strikes me as not so good for that.  

We use a two strike system, if they pay before the court hearing, it is dismissed the first time, the 2nd time we will get a the Writ for the UD, so we don't have to do the court thing for a 3rd time, just auto evict whenever we want after that.

I think that you need to strike up a buy price and then have your closing attorney communicate with their lender to get a pay off amount.  

Strike up a friendly conversation with some of the other members and, when the opportunity presents itself (and it will) freely offer your time to help someone with a current project.  

When disaster strikes, I would much rather have a lender than be on my own with all my equity at stake.

My wife and I moved to Albany in 2015, and, as a hedge against extended Union strikes (I'm in telecom by trade), opted to purchase a 4-unit to live in instead of a single-family home.  

This listing doesn't strike me as in the same company as properties that have gone for $200k+ over asking.

It strikes us as a warm version of Columbus, with bluer skies, the occasional palm tree sprinkled in, and a beach.