The 1% rule is still obtainable in several markets here in the southern/middle part of the country.

For the rare residential deal we entertain, we require either MAI or SRA designation.  

I do think this is a great way to get started with a fairly small amount of capital assuming you make enough to obtain the loans.

I will soon graduate college with a degree in finance and accounting, I hold a PMP certification along with a few others and plan to work on my real estate license and maybe in the next couple years obtain a residential contactor license.

How would we go about obtaining the property owners' mailing addresses for the properties we want to reach out to? 

I don't have Netflix so that's my entertainment lol...they're very charismatic and put out flashy content. 

Probably 90% of sub to / seller financed transactions involve purchase price ABOVE what an investor would pay having to obtain new institutional financing or paying cash.  

My advice is to get a real estate centric job, save and obtain practical real estate experience.

Right now, if I see a house I like, I'll take down the address and search it on my town's portal to obtain the owner name and address.

I have clients in tech, pharma, entertainment, and more that do real estate on the side.