Also, after searching for GSMLS for a while now and reading bigger pockets i have narrowed down  to the following areas ( i know some of the areas below are virtually impssible to find a good deal in, but i am looking just the same), would you recommend me to stay away from any of these areas below?

I have done thousands of deals during my 30 years in real estate (in New York state as well) and I know very successful wholesalers, who live in Manhattan and wholesale virtually (nationwide.)Good luck!

There are companies out there that would pay top dollar for solid leads so I would start with the nationwide companies who have offices virtually everywhere.

Just as a penny stock can be delisted and become unmarketable and virtually worthless, your $50K duplex can become unmarketable, uninsurable, in-underwritable and completely undesirable. 

I'm glad to be a part of the BiggerPockets family in Atlanta, GA and surrounding areas as well as the total virtual community. 

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the chances that the open market lets price's fall like they did in 08 to 2012 is remote.. you had a virtual collapse of flowing capital.. unless that happens again.. you will see the market doing what its doing stabilizing and coming back to historic norms which is about the .05% rule to 1.0 rule depending on market.  

How you ultimately financed it, upfront when you purchased it (or how you might refinance it later) is irrelevant.Just do a simple search on the internet for depreciating rental real estate property, you will find a virtually limitless number of sources that can explain basic depreciation mechanics - its not rocket science.

What you really need in that case is to do it yourself or find a newer agent with nothing to do and virtually no business.