Occasionally a small one {typically owned by a non-investor} might make it to a wholesaler or agent, but I would be instantly wary of any building being brought to us in this manner as it would be unlikely to be a good deal.

My goals are to own rental properties preferably multi family's and do some flips occasionally.

Throw in an occasional roof, water heater, furnace and $900 for a 3 bed 1 bath house seems like the bargain of the century. 

I occasionally strike up a conversation when I am at HD to buy something for my house.If you are buying a specialized product you might be better off going to a specialty store.

So Although I don't make it to all the monthly meet ups now, I do try to make it up occasionally.

Make time, your 80hr work week can occasionally suffer a reduction of a few hours once a year.

Generally it is hard to make the numbers box on sub-metering utilities, but it is occasionally cost effective.In cases where it is not, you can have your lease indicate tenant repays you for utilities, pro-rated between the two units.To get back to your original problem, utilities should be a minor cost in the scheme of things. 

We occasionally do deals in surrounding areas such as Texas.

For instance the @ messaging system only works occasionally for me now, never used to have a problem with it.

There is nothing stopping you from wholesaling the occasional deal, when it's the right fit for the situation, but you also have the ability to market the property to the whole world, if that's more appropriate.