See who is doing the most multifamily deals in the area and you may get some off-market/pre-listing opportunities.

They are ready to walk away from both of them at $100k each in exchange for someone to pay their mortgages and save their credit What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Assuming you have access to MLS (Multiple Listing Service, a place for agents to list deals).1) Look for deals that look like investor-type of deals (e.g. low purchase price, ugly houses, or sometimes MLS will even say what type of financing it is)2) If the buyer's info is there, voila.  3) Otherwise, contact the realtor to look for leads (that will be more of a uphill battle, but you never know...)

Focus on deal analyzing so that you know what constitutes a "Deal" to you. 

Finding something you fix up is also a possibility but for a first deal I would not recommend. 

With one deal under your belt, financing may also be easier this time.

.- Sold it for $915K after 5.5 years (received $442K at the closing)- Did 1031 exchange and bought 8 SFH in NE & AL worth of 1.6M (brings $4k/months income now) What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

DSCR loans of course are based on cash flow for approval, and I've yet to see a deal cash flow at 85% terms.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?