I find it’s usually a good rule of thumb to narrow the deal funnel in my state.

In B areas, homes will be modest but maintained, grass mowed, no cars up on cinder blocks, etc.After you've narrowed down your choices to your top one or two, just make the trip out to meet them.

This was my 1st, purchased & paid for rehab cash, no unexpected costs but scope of rehab changed, had a gc, did none of the work myself, got property manager involved before completion, looked at about 20 properties before choosing this one, if flipping I would have narrowed the scope & costs of rehab, cash flow $1100 month

@Zak BocaI'll reiterate what @Tamiel Kenney1) Do a research of many different RE investing options out there to figure out what resonates best with your skill set/time commitment/availability2) Narrow your choice to ONE niche only.

This can head you refine your leads and narrow down which ones to pursue more aggressively. 

I would narrow down which areas and markets you want to focus on and then begin learning and networking as much as you can with people in that market.

What online sources do you use to narrow down the search?

It sounds like you’re working on an investment strategy as of now and you’ll start to narrow in on your focus as you continue to gain insight and knowledge.If you’re looking to invest in a foreign market, having a trusted agent and property manager is crucial as is their network of trusted contractors and third-party vendors.

My motto is "if bullets are flyin' I ain't buyin".Then I narrowed things down to two or three cities in each state and then sectioned the cities into zip codes.

It is a 3 bdm 2 ba but we can only rent the bottom floor for nightly rentals due to narrowness of the stairway (fire code) so we've been debating renting the whole house on a monthly basis instead.