From what I have researched so far it's seems to be slim pickings!

If  a market is going up by 8 or 10% a year the odds of it staying that way for 5 or 10 years is slim.

Just search by county, and you will see how slim the pickings are.

I see this as a seriously slim deal as it is.

With high gas prices, many of the managers I know are seeing their margins slim down even more.If you're trying to build up a cash pot to start investing with, I'd recommend you look at wholesaling instead.

This option would require much less of a down payment, and I would be able to leverage my savings to use toward another investment in a shorter amount of time.However, the selection of duplexes in my area seems to be slim pickings.

but I think the odds are fairly slim they will accept.Anyone have any experience or angles to approach?

As straining as the conversation was, we were talking about the worst-case scenario; as much as they needed to be addressed, the likelihood of me defaulting on a 0% interest loan with very manageable payments was almost slim to none.

It's going to be slim pickings around this area as far as I have seen. 

My odds are slim on both properties and I'm also wanting to bid on a third and possibly a fourth, but I'm worried that I'll end up being the high bidder on more than one and be required to purchase them or lose my deposit.