Also, that rental rate for this area is a big stretch, the purchase price and rehab cost too.

Thank you for your advice, I am currently very busy and stretched thin.

I don’t live an extravagant life by any stretch of the word, but I also don’t need that to be quite happy in life.  

I am about to purchase about 900 leads from List source broken down by:Targeting 1 Zipcode (highest Cash transactions within last year)50-100% Equity3-5 Bdrms/ 2-4 BathSFRAbsentee In/Out of StateLast Market Sale Date: 1900-2002Total Assessed Value: 50,000-200,000 (Median Sale Price ~$170,000) -- **Uncertain about this oneExclude: Trustee & Corporate OwnedWith all that, I still have about $200 left over per month (this is stretching the budget :) ) and I had a couple of ideas:Hire a VA to either cruise Google Maps for Vacant properties and/or Cold Call FSBO ads on Craigslist - If anyone has any experience with this I would love to hear about it.Hire bird dog on CL - Cover their gas and pay either per qualified lead and a finder's fee for any closed deals. 

If not during my next weekly planning session I will re-evaluate the task and how I make it more manageable to be met within my schedule. 4) Ensure I’m creating stretch goals(task).

While I highlighted some of the most regarded tell-tail signs some look for to determine a community type, it should not be considered all inclusive signs by any stretch of the imagination.Hope this helps some...but again, take with a grain of salt because no one can answer your question completely as each market is different and each have their own tell-tail signs...not a one size fits all classification

The horizontal one is probably the worse as it means stretching and pulling and that was the weakest point.  

Some really good people do't have the best  credit due to one stretch of bad luck. 

The volunteer's data is coming Phil...it is a mixed-use facility so it may be a bit of a stretch for the current model.

Being a portfolio lender means they can "bend or stretch" their loan underwriting a little, and "go outside of the box".Travis, an FHA loan can also be a more traditional loan, to help you buy a duplex that is in good condition, that does not need repairs.But if you qualify for an FHA loan, you can take advantage of a low down payment (3.5% or lower, with "matching first time home=buyers' federal dollars"!).