This will dictate where you purchase and look for properties based on that number alone.My point is that you always start with the end in mind and work it backwards, this creates the strategy (Buy and hold, flip, Wholesale, Notes) which will be driven by the tactic (SFR, MFR, Mobile homes, Short term rental etc) I always coach people and explain that the property is actually the last piece of the puzzle not the first.Hope this helps

Right now the Dallas market is hot, but I am surprised why his properties are not selling...puzzled?

What advice do you have from those that have done this or other pieces to the puzzle I may be overlooking?

I find it puzzling that a borrower can squat in your house for 4 months without paying a penny they're owed, and possibly destroying your property in the mean time, and that's not breaking the law.  

There is a lot more to the puzzle than just that number of course.Like others have said, working off outstanding debt is just comical.  

So am I the only agent puzzled why people use whole sellers?

If you can figure out the marketing / deal creation end of the puzzle I believe you can be successful in any area of real estate.

Finding a lender is the final piece of the puzzle.  

Get as much as you can, as long as you make a profit. yes, if the neighboring property sold for a certain amount per square foot then yours should be worth at least that. but you know he is trying to put a land puzzle together for a bigger development, so the ball is in your court. are you going to hold on to the property forever to see if the value does go up ?

The list I've given is a tiny part of the puzzle.