Like others have said, you need to find alternative lead sources to find a decent deal.

Our combined efforts made the property appealing to buyers, leading to a successful sale at $99,000.

Note: finding bank to finance deal seem to be more difficult than I was lead to believe.

If you love property management and want to start a business keep looking into it.Otherwise keep buying income producing properties to generate wealth.

But maybe your tenant reaching out and mentioning that they're going to be forced to file a police report for fraud could generate some traction...obviously the real objective here is to just get the seller to call you back...

For Americans using their housing allowances, there’s a unique opportunity to acquire properties that generate strong yields without relying on appreciation alone.2.

So my plan is to house hack for few months and then move out so that it can generate some cash flow..

I think investors see it the same way and invest that way too leading to bumps in prices if they start to see a trend.   

So it's more-so there a construction/maintenance company, who uses a PM offering as a lead gen and capture device to drive sales. 

Having rentals that just pay for themselves or generate excess cashflow you can tap for other things?