Stay off the web when looking for money.

From searching the web for advice on purchasing a primary residence I discovered BP, and the concepts of "house hacking" and "the BRRR strategy".  

@Limor Hanannia You need reread the book or watch the web and get clearer on what he or she was talking about.They could have been talking about lending money or borrowing money.

The USDA has a grant program and special financing program for rural areas (go to USDA web site for more info).

For your questions, go to their web page.

I know there's QB web.  

Imagine your investment sitting empty collecting cow webs while still paying that enormous property tax, granted the owner probably bought at low price but still.

First thing we did was identify the largest 20 cities in Massachusetts (you can easily find that information in the web, but here is the link to the official 2010 Census).Second we identified average home values and rental prices for each town (there are several sources for this information, Zillow Research is one example)Lastly, we divided average annual rental rates in each town by the average cost of homes in those towns. 

Start by reading their web site if you haven't already: https://www.wilmingtonlandbank.org/It looks like they have a requirement to live-in your personally rehabbed property for at least 5 years. 

If Zillow went away tomorrow, other web sites would pick up the slack.If you prefer staying on Zillow, offer to pay the $10 fee for the manager so he can continue marketing that way.