I've also brokered several properties in Dayton and find some good off market deals there. 

The PM is critical if you plan on owning a number of deals.  

After securing the deal, the buyer made my wife and I go through three-feet deep of snow to "winterize" the house so there wouldn't be any plumbing issues.It was a 2 hour drive there, and a 2 hour drive back.So much time and effort put into it for only $4k...

Galveston is a great market if you have a good deal, but insurance and taxes make it very tough to pencil out a lot there.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

This will come off as petty, but I think you just can't close a deal and are upset we don't accommodate for that.So, here's what I'll do. 

You know anybody who might be interested in investing the deal?”

Purchase price: $149,000 Cash invested: $149,000 3/2 block house .60 acres What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

So absolutely viable if - like you mentioned you can get creative in terms of financing the deal.

I'm going to run some details by you and I'd like all of you who feel you are qualified to advise me so I can learn how to properly analyze these deals and be more cognizant of potential pitfalls/mistakes:So, I found this property off market in a Chicago real estate investment group.