I also occasionally listen to his podcasts on real estate when I’m on the road.  

We've also occasionally invested in notes that allow non-accredited investors.

You are correct that you will likely have to repaint them occasionally if you choose to paint them white now, but the place will look fresher in my opinion if you do.

But I joined about a dozen Facebook groups for the DFW area and occasionally a deal will be advertised for the Abilene market. 

Occasionally, I see a property that I'm interested in and I will send the owner of record a personal letter introducing myself and what I do and express my interest in their property. 

Occasionally 5 years ago.

I rather not put them in but I also don't mind the extra income for the occasional phone call to the appliance technician.

That has reduced the loitering by homeless, and criminal elements a lot, but we do still occasionally have some issues in the parking lots and the areas outside the courtyard.

If there’s only traffic at the church Wednesday nights and Sundays and an occasional Saturday night for weddings I’d consider that to be a GREAT neighbor and buy that deal all day long!

Although, this is one of the toughest cash flow markets I've seen you can still occasionally find deals that make sense when combining strategies such as value add and rent to own, or short/midterm rentals.