The main reason you'll get the home back invariably in worse shape is you are giving this house to an extremely (extremely) week family.   

Deals on the MLS are few and far between, the main reason I've shifted my marketing focus to finding sellers, depending on the property for whether it's an MLS listing lead or a property to present to my buyers as a pocket listing. 

Tandem coffee in Portland Maine is the type of coffee destination that I seek out when traveling.

Here are the details in each property Property 1 Short SaleMarket value 225kRepairs ~ 18-22k with Materials Offer price 150k **** this is a Listing I am working directly with the bankProperty 2 Estate sale Market Vale 205k Asking 150 Repairs 10k Guest house did flood 90% of repairs done on it Main House never flooded does have some issue with Piping and will need some Sheetrock repair as pipeline leaked in to kitchen Masterbedroom.

I have 105 acres of land under assignable contract in Augusta, GA on a main highway.  4+ acres is commercial and the otr 101 acres is zoned Agri-residential, but could easily be rezoned commercial or used for mixed use.   

It's mainly the privacy vs. deal flow from having a phone number on the back.

I just heard Kathy Fetke's podcast discussing the new Fannie Mae loan program for Workforce Housing which seems to be a loan that is subordinate to a primary loan and originated if certain criteria are met and maintain, mainly keeping rents below area average. 

@Lucas Miller its not total to blame but its main factor, if the cost of the investment raises then something have to change. unless the investment become a better grade asset. like a market that is maturing and becoming Premium market like DFW for example, the base line of return is lower and will stay lower moving forward. 

Most south towns taxes are going to be way to high for any rental return unless you "house hack" and live in half, even then, your not really getting much for return, just lowering your expenses.Rentals, mainly Lackawanna, and Tonawandas and Buffalo city. 

Main thing is only allow one person in. 250 sq ft may seem small but it is plenty for a lot of people.