But, especially in this high demand market, you need to cast as many nets as possible and, likely, take on what feels like more risk.

I will rent this one out and look for another to use the remaining entitlement.Since last year I have been doing all the pod casts, blogs, reading, meeting, networking, etc., so once that puzzle piece falls into place, it's on!

Hello All     I have heard the ads on the Bigger Pockets pod cast in relation to the Avail landlord software online tool. 

They will make their selections based on what appeals to the majority, because they want to cast a wide net of prospective buyers. 

The arbitrage crowd that watches pod casts saying how cheap and easy it is continue to try and fail only to sell off all that furniture they just bought.

(full disclosure-I knew the guy, or know him, he's not dead just gone from the auctions and haven't talked to him in a few years, but he was always nice to me and I don't have a clue as to the validity of the federal charges against him, but he always treated me decently and I've got nothing bad to say about him and I know other landlords who've been demonized and slurred as slumlords when I think they simply bit off more than they can chew, while other real slumlords seem to operate for years, as long as they don't get too big) He used to kind of dominate those auctions and maybe that was a good thing, as I'm sure there's a whole cast of characters who've filed that void.Thing is, ANY property under $100k, maybe even under $150k or $200k will certainly have multiple bidders, there are a LOT of people like me when I'm looking, who have the subscription to the sheriff's sales info reports from the Daily Reporter ($600/year and you get the results emailed to you in an Excel spreadsheet on Tues, next weeks auctions emailed on Thurs) and another good indicator is I'm on an email list for one of the firms (actually out of Chicago) which handles a tiny, tiny fraction of the cases and I've looked at the "cc list" or whatever you'd call it if ALL the addresses that email is sent to and there are HUNDREDS of them on there and this is for I think Johnson Blumberg, who many weeks don't even have any cases in MKE or Waukesha Cty.

Casting a wide net and exploring all avenues in your area (especially at first) is key to success in the MTR space.

One was a former neighbor telling my wife about the house across the street from them.It is always good to cast as wide a net as possible, but I will give you a warning that many wholesalers, in my opinion, are also overpricing their properties.  

During inspections and walk-throughs with professionals the ancient waste sewer line were flagged as an issue because it is very old, probably cast iron or something.

Investment Info:Single-family residence in Tempe AZ with old deteriorating cast iron sewer pipe.