(Do some occasionally sneak in an extra person?

I'm signed up for every real estate site alert and constantly comb the MLS, my wife sometimes thinks I'm nuts.I specialize in residential remodel work, with the occasional new construction thrown into the mix. 

Very occasionally we may see a $25,000 deal or 1 in 500 maybe $15,000 minimum investment, but those pretty rare.I guess there is some chance that if you go to some of these groups on one of the free or basic trainings and network hard, maybe you can find someone that started small and made it big and then try to work that model.Best wishes and good luck.

We would play with him occasionally and have fun.

I occasionally listen to it nearly every day.I'm on a similar boat as you, but your goal of owning a property by this year is amazing, good luck

The Price would drop occasionally but the owner (recent heir) then lost the last tenant, so we thoroughly inspected it ourselves & my 'can't swing a hammer' partner offered them $38k less than the original asking price (CASH, no conditions) & we were told to 'go forth & multiply'. 3 weeks later our offer was accepted.

We're actually big fans of Keene, for the occasional weekend trip.

I've occasionally had to look for a place to stay in Exeter and they seem to do reasonably well there.  

But as far as your buy & hold strategy, I'd target out of state owners who either have delinquent taxes, run down properties or are evicting tenants (hover around housing court to find them).That said, there are 1% and even the occasional 2% properties in the towns I've mentioned, so those really are worth a look.

So no, it's unlikely that you'll be able to just grab any old property off the MLS and flip it, but if you look for other opportunities (direct mail and other off-market methods, and maybe the occasional special MLS listing) and get the seller to agree to the price that makes your numbers work, it's definitely still possible.