Well 80% is gone other than the occasional unicorn. 

That way, I can occasionally do my W2 work from the property when I need to be there at some point in the day.3.

Occasionally you'll find a notice posted on the property with contact info.3.

welcome jonathon...as charles pointed out, it's great to see more youngins coming to bigger pockets...be careful renting to friends however....i know it makes you feel safe, but it's easy to blur the lines between friendship and business...learn from what i consider my 2nd (of many) mistakes in real estate

We negotiate pricing, push for terms favorable to our seller, co-ordinate the signing of documents, manage various deadlines (P&S, extensions, inspections, mortgage commitment, closing, vet the financing before accepting an offer (yes, there are still garbage pre-approvals out there), co-ordinate inspections and appraisals - including well water and septic system tests, negotiate pricing adjustments following home inspection, support the sales price with comps for the appraiser, stomp out the various fires that pop up along the way, wrangle the occasional obnoxious or overly anxious seller, make sure that the attorneys are on track with disclosures like lead paint, asbestos, mold and septic, get the seller organized with final utility readings and transferring them to the buyer at the right time and managing the final walk-through the day of closing and getting to the closing table.Other than that, we don't lift a finger.

That was mostly admin stuff, occasionally I would pull comps on the mls or input listings.

He is a cash buyer, landlord and occasional house flipper.

There are still the occasional cheap property around 20k, and there are a few houses on lake Huron that are over a million $. 

It's still possible to find the occasionally cash-flowing tenanted property but the best deals are often vacant fixers.  

Like I said, a lot of it is junk in terrible neighborhoods, but occasionally there is a good house in a good area.