This is coined as "Driving for Dollars" and there's a ton of resources if you're interested in learning more about it.Although it is time consuming, I figure a couple hours to get me a sweet deal would be worth it.

Hey @Michael Welton I would suggest you and your wife start out with @Brandon Turner 's famous coined line, "House Hacking."

Sounds like a realtor coined term.

My questions below kind of go against what you've been saying and I am going to call my local property appraiser tomorrow to talk with him about the things you've mentioned tonight; however, I am going to ask my questions anyway to see if anybody has any advice on this side of the coin (the not-quite-so-specific-list side).Q1: What is/are the best list(s) I can get from the MLS?

You could buy much more house for the same coin in other areas of town, riverfront even.

There are always 2 sides to 1 coin.

Love standing on the edge of the coin and seeing both sides

Right now your income with cars depends on if you are selling expensive ones or the cheaper ones where you have to do lots of volume to make coin.

To coin an old phrase, "haste makes waste". 

So, if you insist on partnering, flip a coin and call it in the air...