Yes I'm saying penny pinch.Negotiate seller to pay owner and seller title and settlement costs, often they don't understand when those boxes are checked. 

Many of these property owners are looking to sell as the market has shifted slightly and they are not getting as many bookings.

@Bette Hochberger In my county they mail a letter when the property gets reassessed and give owners the right to appeal it.

Why because the owner told you, that means nothing.

If you want to sell it then the new owner will likely take it to market rent or just evict current tenants.

The next thing to do is start to bird dog properties for those same people, if they give you a list of houses, run comps, call/knock/mail the owners to see if they will sell for a fair price.

We both were hoping to buy property as single people, owner occupied but we’re wondering what happens later this year when we’re married?

So if a land owner did not want to sell the land but wanted to sell some timber we would use the Deed so that if they wanted to 1031 their proceeds they could because unlike gypo loggers who wanted to log with a contract.

The determining factors will be that the property is or isn't owner occupied, typical construction material, state the property will be located in, and the use of the property. 

The true craft lies in knowing the market inside out, having a Rolodex of connections (wholesalers) to source deals, or going out there, boots on the ground, cold calling property owners to find deals yourself.