Seller financing is dependant on looking at lots of deals and ALWAYS asking (MAKE your realtor ask) if they are open to seller financing/carrying the contract etc. 

Time to keep on looking as I cannot just rely on appreciation. 

This home was done well, with limited upkeep that would be needed over the next 10-15 years, which will save the buyers a lot of money later on.  Looking

@Stephanie Jacobsoni appreciate that...I seem to gravitate in the upstate area...I'm planning on looking at another house in Binghamton in a week or so...how far is Ithica from there?

I plan on looking into it!

I fully understand your thought process on looking across the river for cheaper properties, and i don't want to scare you, as i have invested on both sides, generally you get what you pay for, and i suggest you go see similar properties that are for sale and rented with tenants and see what it looks like and then decide if you have the stomach for that, after you buy you will be stuck with it, nice to know these things in advance, but my piece of advice is to try to get a clear picture of what you're getting into and if u like it go for it.

I work on looking through all my contacts to try and find the diamonds for my buyers to purchase.

The lower the $ amount invested the lower your risk will be.Keep immersing yourself in anything and everything real estate and you will eventually start finding a strategy that will best suit you.Well done on looking into this industry at such a young age. 

@santiago right on, look forward to meeting you both.

As you guys know we were also a little nuts as we are in the midst of this flip - learning a lot from it and we are definitely documenting as much as possible and will share as much as anyone is interested in listening ;) But thanks for giving us a pass on our quick download of what's going on... Looking