Stay consistent every month and you may get some bites and find great deals that way.

I'm sure there are plenty of real estate investors in your own backyard that are consistently making great returns year after year and are not speculators. 

Providing for my wife and 3 kids consistantly, without constantly stealing from my own piggy bank, being home every night for dinner and the like are also benefits.

Upon some further research I found;The traditional Roman fasces consisted of a bundle of white birch rods, tied together with a red leather ribbon into a cylinder, and often including a bronze axe (or sometimes two) amongst the rods, with the blade(s) on the side, projecting from the bundle.[3].

It could be what you want to do is consistent with their plans and can be done easily.

The duplex consists of two separate units. 

If one of my long term tenants (that pay consistently) are asking for more than I would normally do, Im probably going to do it. 

@David Krulac...Is this pretty consistent across national lenders?

Hi @Andriy Boychuk so I am understanding you correct you are taking total lot rents and multiplying that by the cap and then by the perspective utility use to determine purchase price as a ballpark?

I consistently get 3-5% call rate (higher if you count "Take me off your list")