Around here the lawyer snags all the good rental properties before anyone else has a chance.
Yes I said lawyer, singular... there's only 1 in the local area that handles the real estate deals.
There was a condo that came up for sale in the last couple months that I put an offer in on, but I was outbid before the bank even received my offer.
You need to be quick.
There's also a liquor store for sale for $70000 (owned by the same bankrupt company that had the condo) that brings in $750 a month rent from the government, with a 5 year lease signed. Government pays all utilities and taxes. Guaranteed money in the bank as soon as you buy it, but with my luck they would decide to privatize liquor sales a year after I bought it.