It's somewhat surprising as prices for Mass overall continue on their tear as "last month the median single-family sale price increased 5.8 percent to $402,000, up from $380,000 a year earlier.

I’ll be back down in Adelaide for the entire month of December staying with my family.  

That could be a great way to find and stay engaged with local investors, realtors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsYou can also search for other investors or brokers in those target markets and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersAnything you can do to build your network in the region will help you find the realtor, and eventually the property, that suits your needs.

I guess I’ll just be patient and stay consistent on the buyer and seller end.

Hoping he'll see something in me that makes him want to share his expereinces and continue to stay in touch. 

That could be a great way to find and stay engaged with local investors, realtors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsYou can also search for other investors or brokers in your target markets and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersBest of luck to you and look forward to following your journey!

For an investment, I would say to stay clear.

Or did you mean refi into owner occ conventional and minimize/eliminate MI and then stay there a little longer then move out?

Since the water bill is attached to the property, I think it would stay with the property regardless of who it is billed to (assuming you even can change that).

Some investors disregard these rules and buy and sell using market conditions.To be more specific as to your thread, Duplexes and even Triplexes don't generally genereate enough cash flow and I'd stay away from them.