Paying cash makes your offer stronger and makes the initial purchase easier because there's no lender involved.

I usually target properties in nice areas that are the ugly houses on the block.

It does get easier with experience like most other things.

They tend to be a lot easier to work with and more flexible than banks.

Is their an easier way to locate properties that are cash flow positive that are foreclosures?

There are easier ways to make $100 a month.

I would have moved on long ago, but this is in my target area, well below my target price, however, who knows when this will if ever be resolved.

You may find it easier to have someone else negotiate on your behalf.

I'm targeting not so cosmetically pleasing houses in great neighborhoods.

There are ways to do that (giving money to a Hard money broker, real estate backed equities, etc)... but getting 9 partners and buying a million dollar investment is definitely not one of them.Partners, especially a LOT of partners, greatly complicate the process, they definitely don't make it easier.