If you want to find the deals directly, you'll need to go out and prospect the sellers and see who would entertain an offer.

Does anybody know if anything other than copper can be used for piping for outdoor Heat Pumps/AC units?

Im Tim and i've been lurking here for a few weeks.Im from Carthage, Mo(about 13k pop.) which is situated between Joplin, MO(50k pop.) and Springfield, MO(160k pop.).A little about myself: Im 27 and until a few months ago had never entertained the idea RE investing(or investing at all).

@Sam LeonWe entertained a property on a land lease a couple of years ago, but in the end passed on the opportunity as the land-lease termination date was not far enough out {2-3 generations by our determination) and the lease itself had no provision for renewal or purchase.

I would definitely not entertain an inflated price for a 15% carry ... if you do the math, you would probably be better off financing elsewhere and paying a price supported by the property's operations.

I'm licensed as a real estate agent in NJ and as far as I know you can not market it as a legal bedroom if there is no access to the outdoors from the basement itself, i.e: a walk out basement or bilco door.

Despite the entertainment value, the property itself turned out to be not much of a deal.

Entertaining read.  

And future leases should state:  1.If Tenant elects to cook outdoors on the patio, the barbecue grill is to be kept a minimum of 15 feet away from the house, and stored outdoors at all times.

Im looking to get in to multi family is SD as well but have entertained the possibility of doing a single family and renting each room out as an Air-bnb.