I currently have two jobs, with an combine income of $60,000.

I'm brand-spanking new to real estate...long story, but here's the short version:Wife and I are high income earners with a combined income just over 7-figures.  

If I fail in my initial efforts to approach PMs and LLs on my short list of target properties (these are very small neighborhoods), then I've decided to go with some combination of advertising and direct mail.

@Russ Fry $100 per door is great if you have 100 doors, but for one house it is complete crap.

Be careful as you go and if you are not comfortable, there are literally a dozen other ways to get involved with real estate passively and build your resources until you can buy a property with better underlying fundamentals like location, price point, repairs and tenant quality.If I had to do it all over again - going back 13 years - I would skip the cheap crap.  

List price $289,000/building ($578,00 combined)MLS # 13131613 & 13131606Seller is not willing to divide properties up.

(not sure if Dodd-Frank really give a crap about "non - real estate" asset.)Try Craigs list, Penny Saver papers, etc. 

Very little overhead (only car insurance) combined with a decent income have prompted me to be wiser with my capital, as I know this transient lifestyle has an expiration date, and when that time comes I would like to have some steady income to show for it.Because I’m not able to be present in a regional market for months at a time, and I will be a relatively absentee investor, I am looking for properties to buy-and-hold.

Combining personal line of credit and home equity line of credit, I believe I may have enough of a downpayment for a B-class 15-20 units MF.

That, combined with all of the tech & medical industry biz here equals a well educated (and well paid) population with a relatively low cost of living in comparison to some of the larger metro areas throughout the U.S.