If they are married/related yes, combining incomes to reach the goal is generally acceptable. 

I really want to jump on something within the next year or two because I know the longer I wait the less my portfolio can grow and the longer it will take to reach that financial freedom and being able to take control of my time to be able to do the things I really want to do. 

I reached out to an individual selling a home for 45k, cash only.

Often times we have the vendor/contractor reach out to the resident to communicate directly on a time when they will be home to let them in.

The key will be maximizing your reach into off-market channels.

If there are any questions I can help you with, feel free to reach out. 

There was another property where I was waiting to participate in the auction, the counter reached zero and it says live auction will begin soon, again nothing ever happened. 

Heard the owner was interested in selling so I proactively reached out and secured the sale How did you finance this deal?

If you’re open to connecting, please feel free to reply here or reach out directly!

@Kyle Deboer if you reach out to 1000 owners, you can expect 30 to respond and 3 to be actually thinking about selling.