I am also a newbie located in Saratoga Springs, NY and struggling to convince my partner to take action in the area because the real estate scene is dominated by a few big fish who scoop up most deals before they’re listed anywhere.

There are a million ways to fish for seller financed notes.

But it's not for me.I only own two units, so I'm a very small fish.

Close to the UP, so some people use it as a stopping point before going north to Snow Mobile, Ice fish etc.

So, 6 million mortgages and 2 million distressed mortgages seems like it is a pretty large pond to fish in.

You invest that money into the management so that you have time to do other things: find the next deal, fish, hang out with family, whatever.Every person is different and should look at it from the angle of what your current needs are.

Wiring has to be fished through walls, that are often lath and plaster, possibly covered with a layer of sheetrock (or not).

Perhaps I'm fishing in the wrong pond.

Of course we were a full blown real estate company with 20 agents peddling our dirt full time.. the paper can be shaky at times.. kind of like timeshare paper.. just look at any hunting or fishing national mag.. you will see ads in the back for 40 acres in texas for 4,990.  100 down 75 a month.. this is the game.. most of this stuff gets traded via tax sales.you buy at tax sale for cash sell to next person who has a dream.. they finally stop paying taxs or you and they lose it to the next person.. never ending cycle.

You go to the river and watch for a fish - no fish.