I have been browsing duplexes and triplexes online, to see what the market looks like now.

@Christopher Phillips if anyone is going on a vacation, it's me - def not sending my water heater :DThanks for the tip I will look into this for my unit.

As well as any tips on getting financed for your first income property.

I like that it has a related calendar and also a cloud drive that I can store all of my documents & records on that relate to the properties & their reservations.Another thing I like about Gmail is that you can use "aliases" when replying to emails, so even though an email may arrive in the main inbox you can reply as another email address that you own.

Are you paying him $5000 to be at the auction, or to simply bid on the house online, and then move through closing?

., online and/or in person.The information I need to know is (And maybe not in this order):1) How do I find Residential Mortgage Loan Originators in Montana, who know how to write-up a loan for this type of transaction, to be compliant with SAFE Act, etc?

Not only because I had the connections and market knowledge, but also because it's a much cheaper market.So I went ahead and connected with a local investor through online search (unfortunately there are not many Portuguese in BiggerPockets).

Michael, Auction.com is selling this on the county court house steps, not online.

I was wondering if their was any tips or networking that anyone knows of that will help me on how to start the process.

This was mostly through lots and lots of reading and searching online to try and understand the 1031.