I would actively look at the broker/local investor route as it is easier and helps you be more efficient esp. at this stage of the RE cycle where everyone is demanding more than what their property is worth.

Margins are tight and milk doesn't pay to produce, I know a lot of farms maxing out their financing as well as investors dumping money into the larger dairys to keep them afloat.

When I go to finance, if I cash flow recycle the money I'll have approx $3660 in reserves if nothing breaks in that year, which I expect. 

Say I borrow 10,000, I pay the full 10% even though I only use the money for four months The private lender is making about 30 to 40% a year by constantly recycling the moneyThere is a ton of IRA money out there that people can start a self directed IRAI like trustetc.com and penscotrust.com@Dmitriy FomichenkoMight want to respond to this

I am currently trying to milk two different "Fortune Telling" strategies to spot early opportunities.

Don't know, but milk has tracked gas since the 50's.As the retail chain of distribution uses several gas/oil-driven vehicles, it's not hard to see that OIL is a dominant player in West Coast prices.

Most people need to sell before they buy their next place, so they get locked into the RE cycle in that they may sell high, but then they have to buy high too.

You hear all of these best case scenario investors that have you believe it's the land of milk and honey.

We are mainly isolating our searches to the following criteria for Holds and Flips...For Holds, we are looking to begin with a few properties that tick the following boxes:Able to purchase below market valueHave potential for Forced AppreciationAble to increase rentAble to recycle the deposit into the next purchaseCashflow positive (pre-tax)Weekly rent is approx. double the (buy price divided by 10); eg, $300/wk : $150,000 costFor Flips, we are looking for properties that will provide us with the following:Able to purchase below market valueHave potential for Forced AppreciationGrowth areas (5% or more)

I agree, that is cheap, and could either lead to him regretting his decision, or milking hours along, as being paid hourly isn't a big incentive to finish fast.