Should you decide to do this full time and do more than 1 flip at a time, private lending and fix&flip loans will be the way to go.

I found this one on realtor.com by doing a search that only showed me properties with asking prices no higher than $150k

If discussing with someone in a forum and you all take it to private messages, that's a different story.

do you acquire these properties off the MLS ?  

Albany, Syracuse, FL, NC, OH, TX).If you are considering small multi-family properties locally, you're in the right County!

Pensacola is a great market for investing and the number of properties available right now is up so there are actually some on market properties with potential. 

Additional Resources to check, 'FYIs', in case you want to learn more about rezoning in the future)-Look up your address on the city's zoning map here to see how properties in your immediate vicinity are zoned.

With this route you can purchase a turn key property and expect to lease the property immediately or purchase an existing rental from an investor that doesn't require rehab and has strong numbers. 

With thousands of members owning 10’s of this quads of properties.

How do I get the phone numbers of the owners of the properties?