Solid inventory of older homes built in the 50s-70s, older folks dying with ownership who have done virtually nothing cosmetically but still took care of the home, etc.

A lot of people will use turn key reviews you can see virtually every turn key company in america and every turn key market on ONE website.. without having to go into their squeeze page and get spammed.whats really cool is Brie also put up a comparison tab so you can pop on say a property by Smartland and compare it with one from JWB side by side.. and or any other turn key companies..check it out its a great first tool to start to narrow down your search.also from my point of view all these markets are interchangeable..

I recently listened to a podcast wherein an out of state investor referenced google maps in order to judge the vitality of a given neighborhood, but I have qualms with putting my (and my partner's) money behind a virtual litmus test of a neighborhood.

Jay, I'm in virtually the same situation as you, here in Phoenix.

Thanks,Art

If you have a little extra cash you can always set up a VA (virtual assistant) to handle many small tasks that are involved in sifting through the rubble to find a great deal.  

I was going through this old thread and a wholesaler noted that she sells at her contract price with no markup, but a 50% profit share. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/174983-virtual-wholesaling?

I go virtually line by line.  

The vast majority have a very high scenes of entitlement having lived their life off of free handouts and for that reason have zero respect for others.As a landlord the level of resentment your tenants will have for you will counter any training you attempt to achieve.C class tenants are like cats, virtually impossible to train, and must be constantly monitored as you would a child.

Questions for your Property Manager.1)  Are the pictures professional - Take a look... if they are not shot with a 35 mm, edited and virtually staged... they didn't put a lot of effort in.