I think we will have access to many more deals, but they may have to be long plays to close later.

Honolulu: Total monthly income: 5463.71Average price of apartments we've been looking at: 2000Pensacola:Total Monthly Income: 4122.71Average home cost 200,000 We have access to the VA home loan.

Foreclosure rate (# of foreclosures/# standing houses)He suggested looking into a local Board of Realtors, but my cursory research has shown me that I have to be a Licensed Realtor to access that data. 

The property is a side by side duplex with additional basement space that isn't connected in unit, you have to go into a common stairwell to access the basement areas below.

They are suggesting adding an additional clean out for easier access for this area if needed.

@James C Norman Jr The auction in Skagit County just went to an online system, maybe that will be easier to access for you

Originally posted by @Garland Best:Find the declining, emerging, and hot markets across the country, click the link below.http://www.stayontopofthemarket.comCannot access link... 

So for accuracy you just need to get real close to a realtor and bug them, or somehow get your own license and access to software.   

FHA allows 3.5% down on 1-4 units...UNLESS YOU HAVE A NON-OCCUPANT CO-SIGNER.And so, my loan officer worked for about 10 days to find another appraiser who was willing to categorize the property as a single family (again, that’s how it was zoned with the county, and because of the layout, locking or unlocking one door at the base of the stairs makes either the entire home accessible to one family, or splits it into separate units.)The seller agreed to wait for this appraisal, and luckily, the new appraiser classified the property as an SFR, but once the loan got to underwriting, the FHA-board decided that due to the upstairs kitchen and the completely separate utilities, this home would STILL be classified as a duplex, and therefore, with a non-occupant co-borrower, I’d be required to put down 25%.This is probably a good point to mention that I’m using a first-time home buyer program for the state of Oklahoma, which gifts you 3.5% for your down payment.

My current financial situation:a) I have $16k in accessible savings that was meant to be my cushion for this property in the event that I had to hold it for a while vacant, (still is).b) I work in the architecture field, which is dependent on a decent economy to get new work.