everyone wants the distressed assets you're trying to find.the short answer to your questions is: start going to lots and lots of meetups and network in person.i would also think about house hacking as soon as you can. 

We live well, have a nice house which I built from the ground up and saved 200k off the top. 

The fact that you are asking this question of strangers instead of your PM indicates you have an amateur managing your property.

@Parker BullardFrom my experience, house hacking is a great way to reduce housing costs by renting out part of a property, like a duplex or triplex.

REALITY CHECK: THIS BUSINESS IS HARD.Wholesaling and buying houses off-market is a sales game—and sales is brutal.

If it's the case that you are in an area where this is a consistent problem, it may be better to install a whole house surge protector at the main panel.

Usually the type of work has to be dealing with the real estate itself, not just providing a service that is applied to a part of the house/building. 

I think they pay the VA a little and pocket the rest waiting for the house of cards to fall.

I'm all for safe housing and keep up with any issues on my properties but this is insane.

House hack a 2-4 unit with the lowest down payment loan you could find. 3.5% FHA or 5% conventional.