You can still easily find the 1% rule and positive cash flow and there's amazing appreciation potential.

Home is potentially upside down on mortgage (verifying that) and current owner wants too much for the house.

Combine those factors and start thinking of nightmare scenarios, because they are very real and you must be proactive in policing against there potential to occur. 

The sellers had put so much pots, plants, planters and shrubs out that I thought there were too many plants/planters that would require a new owner to upkeep.After a few potential buyer tours/showings, the owner heard all the comments (via the security cameras) about how there was a "lot going on with the plants and stuff out front".

Quote from @Brian Dolbeare: I’m considering purchasing a small multifamily property in Pittsburgh that I really like, except for one potential drawback: it has 100% street parking.In my current market, lack of off-street parking would be a significant negative, especially during winter.

. -- and they find deals that could be good for all of them - and everyone is helping each otherI think BiggerPockets will be a potentially pretty reliable place - I know that there's different roles, "finders", "buyers", "sellers".... maybe I can just find deals, and connect people together, and get some kind of small finder's fee for it, or something.... ok so that first 10-20k is important to just be able to provide - when getting into this....

I highly doubt Paces team does anything more than sell you his system.. no way they are vetting potential borrowers of small EM deposits  :)  many beginning wholesalers do wholesaling because they have no money or credit or credit is tarnished etc.. this is ultra high risk en devour to be loaning money like this to people you are meeting on line..

I was particularly drawn to this deal because of the strong growth potential in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

The opportunity cost of losing potential market gains in your retirement fund should also be considered.

Some of the most expensive and difficult properties in the country (and world) to develop were vaporized into potentially un-developable lots.