Properties are out there ,just have to sift through all of the crappy ones, do your research, know the rental markets, evaluate what it needs, etc. very time consuming process so most people give up or wait 1-2 years before they ever buy something. 

However, also like a wholesaler, you'll have to sift through a lot of bad deals.

"Magic Rental Formulas" are common with investors for sifting through the hay stack to find the needle, but an experienced investor is still going to crunch an actual income expense statement on the property before they put it under contract.Now the 1% rule of thumb completely depends on your market.

None of us have them all but amoung us it's hard to believe no one could advise on any residential/small commercial deal.....And good point, they do have to sift through the bad, but I think a reasonable person might identify those trusted to give at least fairly good advice....Just an opinion.

Hi there,I am sure this has been covered many times but it is pretty tedious sifting through all the posts to find the right one. 

Maybe I'm confused.Oh come on Doug.. you know what I mean.. most buyers will ping an agent and say I saw this property on Zillow or loop net or whatever and chase it down.And agents will get their buyers in MLS daily feeds.. so the agent Is sending the info but the buyer is sifting through it.. now my wife will go through listings for her retail clients and call and say hey I found a good one for you.. she does that.. but I can say pretty much most folks find there own properties.. in the US as information is so available to all and most Americans know how to use a computer and google.

It was only temporarily re-opened due to 9/11 as that was the closest place to put all the rumble from the Towers which was later sifted through looking for remains.The city was in such a mess that many people wanted Rudy to stay in place for the benefit of the city as the attacks happened so close to his leaving the office.Rudy even crossed party lines in his recommendation for Democratic Governor Cuomo over the Republican candidate who later went on to win the election, showing that he publicly and privately truly gave his opinion and support without worrying about partisan motives doing what he believed best for his constituents.These were just some of the positive things that Rudy did for NYC.Keep in mind that Rudy was mayor of a city that on any given business day had over 8 million people in it as many workers would commute daily from PA, NJ, and CT to work mostly in Manhattan.

Again, you all have probably answered my questions but I am not knowledgeable enough yet to sift it out of your above responses. 

If you clarify exactly what you're looking for, you don't have to sift through hundreds, but if in reality you really would be happy with any of those, then make offers on all - it is free to do.

Looking forward to sifting through the 5 pages of replies!