There are property management companies that will cost less than 1 month's rent and have access to the MLS but you have to look at the demographic of your area and see if it's likely most renters are working with a realtor (where I am, that's absolutely the case because of the high number of relocations).  

The mortgage brokers will likely have access to more funding sources and can probably get more creative with the financing than a local bank or credit union.Can you provide more details on your situation? 

Here is a recent example of a flip we acquired for less than $50k.Granted, you'd need access to additional funds for the renovation, but if you can work out a deal with a hard money lender or partner, why make $1k on a wholesale deal when you can make $20k by flipping the same property?

I like to think of each marketing technique as a line in the water, and constantly be looking for ways to get more lines in the water because it all adds up.  

I'd never buy a property without mineral rights, if there was the slightest chance they could grant access to someone else.

I'm going to get my Real Estate license just to gain knowledge and possibly access and benefits for property searching etc, but mostly for knowledge.I've also owned my own contractor business in the past, so that might help in finding a deal or not so much of a deal (lemon), but do not want to get into rehabs, etc...just investing.If there are any meetings/groups in the area I'd love to come out and become part of the network.  

You wouldn't happen to have access to the neighborhood list serve?

@Mayour Patel The Connecticut MLS is still the dominant player for listed deals around here and is where most of my clients find their buy and hold multi-families or even the multi-families they rehab.There are some auction sites as well that provide some access to potentially good deals as well.Feel free to reach out with any specific questions as I am very familiar with the market around the area that you live.

My main goal in life is to have as little debt as possible and be able to do the things I love in life without the constant worry of money in the back of my mind.

Every situation is different but one thing that is constant is cash is currently cheap to borrow but doesn't seem to be staying that way for much longer (Much longer is relative).