To achieve that you would need to make improvements to the property or add square footage so that it is better than other homes in the neighborhood.Your best bet for no money down is finding a dump, fixing it up, renting it out and then refinancing because the appraisal will be substantially higher.

In the eyes of the city, I'm someone that rents my property monthly that happens to market it on Airbnb so to me it's a safe investment.

Of course as an investor he wanted to save money and did not close the deal with a title co, so never did the right title search to know there was outstanding loan.Since about 2010 Texas no longer allows owner-financing under Texas House Bill 10 — the “SAFE” Act — unless the seller has a license. 

BiggerPockets is a great place to start but Facebook is going to be your best bet for finding wholesalers online.

But, I would also bet a lot of it is by sophisticated investors deciding it’s time to buy that dream vacation/retirement home and rent it out (short or long term) until they’re ready to quit/retire.

If it's 5 acres, I bet it's been designated for agricultural use. 

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Of course, check out occupancy limits in the county/city that you choose.If you want the least amount of work but lowest cash flow (cover 50-80% of your mortgage payment), I recommend finding a house with a basement/mother-in-law apartment, and live upstairs and then rent out the basement to a long-term tenant.Denver metro has experience terrific appreciation like most metro markets, and over the last 40 years, Denver averages 5% appreciation, so Denver is a great bet long-term.I'm more than happy to discuss further if you have any questions.  

But to  give you something of an answer: your best bet is what's called NOMAD where you keep buying your own residence and live in it for a year before repeating.

I have full time job, so want something that is pretty hands off, safe house for capital, with income/cashflow.