But that 100k can buy you 4 properties with 25k down that will net you $200-300 per door conservatively :).You will still come out positive since money is cheap to borrow. 

Any suggestions on where I can get my hands on some cheap money?

Do you have any cash, or are you just throwing out $500K for a thought experiment?  

In this case we poured footers to put on a permanent foundation and did cinder block skirting, so we paid more for that than you will for typical skirting.By the way - cheap skirting can be a pain in the backside when it comes to yardwork. 

I'm on a budget, so looking to maximize the use of all the free/cheap lead gen tactics (driving for dollars, county assessor, title company, wholesalers, etc). 

A market like yours is bound to have some great meetups where you can meet successful investors in person for free (or very cheap)

Plus I might be able to throw maybe $200 extra a month which loan would be paid off in    5 years. 

I think it's more than generous to let him come back and get his belongings before throwing it out.

If you just dropped $250K I'm guessing you upgraded the units significantly, so these might be in line with the overall picture.In my experience with tenants and people in general, electric heat has a stigma that it earned in the 90's when oil prices were super cheap.

So, magically, she will know someone.No one doing $30k mortgages has a marketing budget, which is why it's hard to find them online.I have family in dirt cheap rural Louisiana.