I mostly buy and hold. 

I posted on Facebook that I was looking to buy a flip, and a fellow agent sent me some details about a property she was going to list.

From what I’ve seen in Bloomberg, it also doesn’t hurt to keep tabs on any shifts in local buying trends.One more thing I’d consider is the exit strategy.

I've considered going Dave Ramsey and buying a house with cash and upping my budget to $100k in a smaller market, but that would blow almost all my savings, and $100k just doesn't get you much anymore.

Are you buying turnkey properties or ones that are distressed and need rehabbed?

You are correct, buying a four plex is tricky here putting 3.5% down.

Why under $300K and where are you looking to buy. 

I had a good friend who went into the ATM business back in 2015 did it for successfully for 5 years and sold the business for $2.5MGreat business to show constant deposits as a business and as a SE 1099 or W2 business to help buy real estate.

local REIA groups are filled with investors looking to buy properties.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.