Get it under agreement for less than asking price and offer to bring the loan current and have them carry that loan.The way I see it is they are just getting MLS properties under agreement - the last five I looked at had been sitting on the market for more than 150 days (overpriced) because the payoff of the loan would not be satisfied at lower price point. 

Cheap houses in lower class neighborhoods will get you cash flow with a lot of headache.

One of those options is to let the tenant know you won't renew their lease, then offer them the opportunity to leave early if they find another rental.

It is a great site, but can be a bit daunting especially as you go down the rabbit holes of all the different options.

Typically lenders will use the total rent being collect or the market rent given on your appraisal, which ever is lower.

There are several options for skip tracing to find phone numbers and email addresses.

Many states have discounted property taxes and lower yearly increases for owner occupied properties.

Some of the manufactured home companies have a modular home option, I know Clayton does.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

She's also likely to be causing your tenant in the lower unit to have a higher heating bill.