The intent was to spend money, not win.  

So they mainly reach out to motivated leads who’ve shown interest or fit their criteria.

@Robert Ellis-Multifamily and Built to Rent-Minimum 100 Units - Maximum 450 Units-Markets: Dallas Fort Worth, NW Arkansas, South Dakota, Kansas City, South Carolina and a few others-A & B Class (C Class only in main markets and must be priced very well)- Primary focus: Straight from developer / merchant builder

For me, it was live in flips, short term rentals, mid term rentals, good income with a solid savings rate, buying after tax index funds, paying off the primary house, driving old cars, moving a lower cost of living area (from Houston to small town Maine), and selling a business to push me over the top. 

Thanks in advance. advice would be not to commit mortgage fraud by getting FHA loans with the intention to flip the property..

There are lenders that do not have this requirement of course, but they are mainly hard money lenders or local portfolio style banks. 

These options can provide simpler and cheaper access to funds, especially if rapid property acquisitions are your main goal.Life insurance is a powerful tool when used for the right reasons—like estate planning or key-person coverage.

I'm a licensed sales person in the state of Florida (located closer to central FL, Space Coast area if you are familiar), with intent to enter the commercial real estate brokerage industry as soon as I can find footing.

As I said in my OP, I have no intention of buying off the MLS, but the MLS is the most complete and readily available source of data, and data is what this thread is about.

There are many folks, including myself, in this forum that can help and the more info you can provide (mainly numbers on the property), the more we can help you.