If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

just like you likely do with your 401k (through consistent payroll deductions) or an IRA through annual contributions, if not monthly.  

@Anthony Vander Meer, only if you want to get paid consistently.  ;-)

The key here is being consistent.

However, brrrr, especially in stable areas can be consistent over the long term and for generations to come.

I just did it that way, but up your mail after that first successful deal and mail consistently every 2 weeks or every month. 

@Ricardo SerranoBuild out a team that consist of an investor friendly agent/deal finder, lender, PM, and contractor/handyman.

This is all anecdotal information, but it seems to be consistent.

Almost every big city in the US is blue with very few exceptions, even in the reddest states like Texas (Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio are all in blue counties with Fort Worth being the exception as a big city that consistently votes red).

Welcome @Hogan Chouinard,Memphis is a city with a strong workforce that offers low-cost entry and provides consistent cash flow to investors.