I want to get into a situation where I'm living rent free as quick as possible so I can save for my wedding and purchase more property!

You can do a reverse lookup on the property to find out the address of where the owner lives then I send them yellow letters in party or wedding invitation sized envelopes.

Congrats on the wedding!

Ruth, the NHREIA meets in Manchester on the 2nd Wed, www.nhreia.com.

My personal favorite is the BWI Meetup (www.meetup.com/bwimeetup) which meets the 2nd Weds of the month - which means there is a meeting this coming Weds.  

However, it would take a lot more of my cash right now, and I was hoping to save for a wedding next year.Seems difficult to get to that elusive 1%, but I really don't like my money sitting around right now and I'm itching to find a deal!

The pipe WILL burst the day before your wedding.

A JV agreement does not have to wed you to that group for any longer than you agree to.

If you are not married, here is a good case for marriage if I ever made one, Christine: each of you can get ten conforming loans.Of course, marry wisely- the spouse should have enough income and good credit to qualify for a conforming loan, good looks and dishwashing skills aside.Also, since this would be a business tactic, let us know if the IRS would allow you to write off the wedding and the honeymoon as a business expense...

Property #2 is our primary residence which we've owned for 16 years...we owe $178k and can sell pretty much as is for approximately $350-$370 OR  we could hold it and rent it out- for $2,500/mo...after running some numbers we 'd have a NET cash flow of about $200 which would be a good start towards our long term goal.