For example there are 3 or 4 major utility companies just inside of Fayetteville and it seems like each property has a different structure/utility company.Other expenses = major capex (roofs, plumbing, flooring etc go bad eventually so I would save a monthly amount in a separate account for when these happen). 

You won't really find "deals" on the MLS unless you find a motivated owner that has deliberately priced their property to sell fast.Otherwise, you look at properties on the market for 90+ days and make offers at an amount that makes your ROI work:)Yes, you may have to write 10, 20 or more offers, but write enough and someone will eventually say yes. 

He owned a hotdog stand in the complex, and through our growing friendship, he eventually offered me the property.

I want to start purchasing assets to eventually have enough cash flow to comfortably make it my full time. 

There are some wholesalers out there that do a killing, eventually, they spend the extra time and hundreds to get a license in exchange for time in the slammer.

I fixed the house up some and eventually rented it out for around 60k revenue a year. 

Either get her to cut you in or boot her out....eventually you'll get involved in her mess.

Not sure how the lawsuits arrived at this outcome, but either a certain % of buyer broker fees become an expected term, which list prices will reflect, or they solve the issue outside of the offer, like it becomes commonly added to the loan amount, so list prices eventually stop reflecting it.

@Andy OkamotoOne cautionary note: if your idea of "cash flow" is $10K in net operating income, $120K before taxes in your pocket every year off your rental property, well, if it happens to you in 10 years, it will be a low-probability event with a lot of lucky breaks and eventually will likely ruin your life when you make a misstep because you assumed your lucky break was the norm.If you're serious about moving out here, at least look at the Pittsburgh area and its proximity to Carnegie Mellon (tech) and UPMC (health care).

If you've stopped the leak, the source of the water, the mold should eventually stop growing.