The options are pretty endless as I am sure you have been exposed to just reading through the numerous forums.

You will get into bidding wars on properties under the $400K mark you see on Redfin.

I'm tired of fighting with these investors with these crazy bidding wars in my area.

I agree, In my case I won't offer if I see there is a serious foundation problem, under or near high tension power lines, too near a cliff, flooded, burned, drug house, war zone, more than 3,000 sq ft, under 1,000 sq ft, clouded title.

My grandfather was an experimental test pilot in the Air Force and flew in the Korean war, father a helicopter pilot in Viet Nam and brother a helicopter pilot doing 2 tours in Iraq and Afganistan.

That is definitely what I am striving for in my investments, although I am trying to avoid 'war zones' so that the property might appreciate in the future.Congrats on the 77.5% return!

You might need to house hack for some time as well just to build that war chest.

My last "loss" was to a Chinese pop star paying cash who told her broker that she would "pay anything to avoid a bidding war." 

Everything I've read and listened to on BP says it takes numerous cycles of DM to start getting leads.

At our bank, we use the roman numeral M for thousands.