@Elijah Crew, leverage is a powerful tool.  

Just shows the power of networking.

You'd need to have a conversation with the lender and explain your reasoning for purchasing another primary residence.

You can market to preforeclosures, but your questions will surround their debt (not always accurate) if you can even get the conversation going.

Hi @Timothy Solomon As an Investor-Agent myself, I have had several conversations of this topic with my clients andcustomers.

However she was not interested, and even made a comment in the course of this conversation that she had invested a lot of money making improvements to my property.

Having worked in a W-2 environment for the last 20 years, I've now had my eyes opened to the incredible wealth building power of residential rentals versus the "quick fix" and subsequent tax bills from the land deals I've been doing. 

The more you buy and then sell, you are just eroding your long-term wealth building power.

This could be a power play for you, but unlocking the equity and increasing return.I understand turn overs can be a pain, but in a situation like this, there is considerable upside opportunity for you.

And if the power goes out with electric heat I would think off grid options  might have some pluses.