The roommate listing service and craigslist were good sources when we were looking for my son.

Our most recent flip was listed on the market just about a week ago in Lancaster.

@Shara Surabi Beyond the options @Andrew Postell listed, there is the option of a Residential Portfolio Loan.

If you have a list of vacant houses - that's good.

The location (schools, restaurants, crime, etc) is decent but nothing too promising in terms of appreciation (3% annual average) Here are the details: Purchase price: $170,000Rental Estimate per month: $1500-$1550HOA: $1000/yrInsurance: $1100/yrTax rate: ~3.4%I assumed the following:I use a 20% downpayment on a 30 year fixed conventional loan w/ 4% APRNew build so warranty is covering most things so minor, if any, maintenance will be neededTake into account 1 month of vacancy per yearTake into account annual broker fee to list of one months rent~5K closing costs~2k in appliance purchasesResult: Assuming rent range of $1500-$1550/month and assuming 1 year I wont have to pay the broker fee to list:From my cash flow analysis I am projecting to have positive cash flow of around .02%-2.1% per year.

I checked craigs list and there are only apartments listed.

.- Start your own lists A:  'I wouldn't buy here with monopoly money' B:  'If something comes on the MLS in this neighborhood I would offer site unseen!

@Steve Santacroce..... there is no property in East Rochester that can be bought for $25K under the conditions listed above.

I am working on cleaning up a landlord list I will be mailing to.

Put together a list of properties from the MLS and then take your dad and spend the afternoon looking at them.