The forum "backspace" was driving me nuts, I now left click and "open link in a new tab".

I agree, getting my feet wet and doing it is part of the fruit I harvest. 

Premiums are going nuts...Is your property in Chicago or a different part of Illinois? 

I’m still going…..To reclarify, The job in a nut shell is to cold call (6-8hrs) get properties under a STRICT ball park range 50-90k a unit in California, then get out to the property and put it under contract.

Hello biggerpockets I live in jersey city temporarily but the values on properties here are nuts, so I began looking in nearby states and I saw that Pennsylvania's prices are a lot like the prices I see around the forums.

Many people call me nuts.

Not only has the low-hanging fruit been picked, but a hedge fund came to town last year and sucked all the oxygen out of the air.Probate is, of course, a moving parade; I'm not so sure about absentee owners.If you see any glaring holes in this plan, I'd like to hear about it.

I will have the keys in my hands on April 1st, spend less than 8k and have it rented by the end of april for 1357month via Section 8.I think this is a good deal, but it took me 4 months to find it..Last place took 7 months at the sheriff sales, but they cash flow, need little work and I am in and out..Point is...Take your time..It isn't how many properties you own, but what and where you own them..You also want them to cash flow.I deal only with Section 8, because they direct deposite to my account..I am not in the business of chasing rent..I explain to them that I own the property, not them, and they WILL TREAT IT fairly..I prefer single mothers with children who are on disability..I never have to hear that they lost thier job, because they will never have one..I let them know I stop over once a month to check the heater(my excuse to check on them) and it works well..Another angle I have come up with is that I buy NICE places and make the people on Section 8 feel proud as to where they live, and it seems to pay off..My one tenant drives me nut, because she is always calling me asking to hang new fixtures on her sink, or the 4 foot by 6 foot stained glass picture above her fireplace, or the fancy $400 lite she bought for the hallway...I don't know how these people have such nice things, but no job..I don't ask..All I know is they treat me well, and I would rather her call me to be her interior decorator than to hear that she is trashing the place..

In other words, would it be just nuts if my conversation went something like "are you able to offer seller financing for the first year, with the balance due at that point" My thinking is that this would convince sellers, who typically would not be interested in doing owner financing, to do so for a short period of time.

Absolutely nuts and no way would I look at an asset like that for those numbers.Another key is you mentioned multiple buildings.