I have a strong desire to learn and have ordered and started reading multiple books and listening to the pod casts and webinars weekly.

(Think Blanch Dubious in A Streetcar Named Desire)Really the whole situation sounds like treading on thin ice to me

Are there landlords that desire to downsize their property loads that are willing to help newbies like ourselves?

You can do that in one year, if you really desire it.

@Maria Scott It looks like you didn't enter a value for Desired Cash on Cash Return.

Thanks for the reponse Chaz, I would like to be able to mail out 300-500 highly targeted direct mail, not sure if it will bring the desired results.

Market desirability of the exact same NOI could decrease in half over just a short period of time.The cap rate is EXACTLY the same for two properties next door to each other but the one that needs a new $20,000 roof next year is NOT going to be as profitable as the one that got a new roof two years ago.  

I don't know if I'm "allowed" to post in the newbie section twice, but I feel its appropriate.My name is David Wilson and a while ago I found BP, started perusing, and posted an excited newbie post not knowing what the heck my goals and desires were. 

There isn't enough margin on a flip (~$12k max at the ARV we're using for discussion purposes) for most investors to take on the risk, particularly since I feel comfortable this property is probably in a less desirable area.  

Go to any tax collector office or online site and pay anybody's property taxes you desire