Trust me - that's how I started in Buffalo myself.  10k will get you there in many good markets with some sellers concessions and a value-oriented mindset. 

Each village requires something different and some of them can get very expensive and task oriented. 

PS we are building a nice community right out next to Boring.. 282nd and Orient..  

Real estate brokerages should eventually consolidate to be a more professional, service-oriented system, not commission and sales based, that would save most sellers thousands and improve the overall strength of the market by not making sellers have to pay 9% or more of their home's value just to sell, not to mention the transfer taxes, etc.        

You can also look for investor-oriented brokers in your area.

If you are looking for a brokerage that’s more investment oriented then check into William Hochstedler, he has an Equity franchise up in the Logan area.The important thing to remember is that you are interviewing the brokers.

Places that are more family-oriented (find these by school and store location) cater better to larger home buys with 3+ rooms and yards (although yards can be expensive to maintain.)Good luck. 

I like something like place and go rubber tiles which tolerate a little unevenness, carpet is cheaper and also tolerates some unevenness, lino is cheaper and great for a utilty basement area rugs can always.

Find out of your HA offers a landlord orientation class.

A lot of BPers are extremely value oriented, especially wholesalers ;) , and may not take into account all of the reasons that this deal is a solid base hit for you.