Locally, Yamhill and Linn/Bentor counties are popular. 

Our goal is to get a home as soon as we can afford it, what would be the best choice and pros and cons.

What are some of your favorite/best ways to find deals?  I'm a wholesaler looking for new ways to connect with investors.  Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.Andre RiceLREA: 735733

We left one room open by choice to take things slowly, but we plan on filling it soon.We were able to fill the 4 rooms before our first mortgage payment and our tenants all signed 6-month leases.We collect $3210 in rent every month and pay our own utilities, so we cashflow about $300-$400 while living in our own home.If we rented out the final room ($800) and included our rent savings ($800), we could essentially be getting paid ~$2K a month to live 10 min from downtown Denver.Don’t let people scare you.

It is a conscious choice you have to make with your wife that things could get rough but you both are committed to working thru it. 

A popular strategy is to select a couple of units that are the most under market and issue those termination notices. 

Hard money and a line of credit are my top choices as I have more than 50% of this budget saved, but need to fill this monetary gap while leaving enough of my own cash in reserves.

Would this be considered a good choice?

For that reason I highly suggest the following books,Rich Dad, Poor DadSecrets of the Millionaire Mind7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleThese are all wildly popular books and you should be able to pick them up at your local library. 

With the tightening of lending requirements, seller financing (creating notes) will probably be a popular option as well.