This first half year has been a whirlwind and I have been fortunate enough to do several deals. 

Heck, on several deals I would do that.I would say try to keep it in an hour radius from your home, that way you can go to it, without dedicating an entire day!

When discussing it on the phone (I asked why this costs so much if that's just a patch work), they said this is going to be the full repaint, not just a touch up.I see several issues with the work done (they sent me the photos).

Otherwise, I fear the only way to do this is wait till land in Atlanta and the "right" property pops up in the 4-5 days we are "on the ground"; Also read several books that address this topic (David Greene and others) thanks in advance, Stephen

In Michigan, for example, there are several different MLS for different regions in the state, being in West Michigan I don't have metro Detroit MLS access as I don't do work there.

It's tough waiting out the clock but with several active projects and a pretty good pipeline time flies by.

You can start your own meetup and invite the Mainers to it :) If you are willing to travel I think there are several meetups in Boston or MA as a whole!

I will be graduating in December and would like to house hack within the loop here in Houston or wherever I end up post graduation.For the past few months I've analyzed several "house hacks" using tools provided on here and have been having a lot of fun with that.

I hired them to build me several duplexes on my land in Oregon and it has been a nightmare. 

But I did a walk through of the property, checked all the sinks and toilets, didn't see anything out of the ordinary, and I was going to have a plumber come and take a more careful look.I owned several triplexes and duplexes in the NYC area, and water bills for duplexes increased from $280.00/ 3-months 10 years ago, to $580/ 3-month on the last bills, and I thought of major leaks.