This would give me free rent, which saves a lot of money, and enable me to scoop up more opportunities in the future due to the rent savings alone.

, and my wife is a musician (piano, pipe organ) and working to be an opera conductor.I was aware of BiggerPockets for some time, but I had never really dove into the site until very recently - and WOW, I'm shocked by what I've been missing.

One that you will hear often is access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) which enables an agent to send you properties that have been listed on the market within your search criteria.

My longer term goal is to be profitable and self-sustaining purely through rental income, enabling me to be active as well in development for profit.

There are several websites that enable you to hunt someone down.

Since the August Smart Lock is bluetooth enabled (there is no WiFi at the property, yet) the registered mobile number has to be within a certain range of the lock for it to unlock. 

This would be a great stat to pass on to potential investors to make them feel their money is stable during downturns, enabling them to weather any future storms.Thanks for reading!

Ben Leybovich - how nice to see another musician on here!

This will help you to figure out what you would want to offer for the house eventually and enable you to do research on repair costs.Then, when you do start a conversation with the landlord, and if he does seem interested in selling, you can come up with a price that is based on your knowledge.

The only position I see as "smart" might be (2 actually): 1. buy/flip early in the trend (but early is relative to what the cycle will be); and 2. be the enabler of purchasing r/e (as an agent/broker, lender, etc. etc).How are you approaching the current and uptrending market?