You'll find that there are plenty of large scale wholesale companies, but also smaller wholesalers that tend to source deals with larger spreads.

Prices and rents continue to increase steadily.Sales - $/SqFt by Month(Click to enlarge.)The median sales $/SF was up 9% YoY and 6.7% YTD.Rentals - $/SqFt by MonthRents rose 4.3% YoY and 6% YTD.The Market Remains HotFollowing the rapid inventory decline starting in Q1, the number of days on the market for sales remained below 17 and for rentals below 19, indicating strong demand for both.Sales - List to Contract Days by MonthRentals - List to Contract Days by MonthRental trends tend to follow sales.

They tend to attract big companies, hospitable systems, cool downtowns with good restaurants, lots of events, and are usually a 1-2 hour drive from a major metro and airport.

@Michael MattinglyRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Also any referrals who can install, with great cost.Thank you!

@Vivienne Affat, as Katie noted, first time flippers tend to be hard pressed for private loans.  

Does anyone have a referral for Texas Attorneys that do lease options?

However, something to consider is that in midwest markets, big multi family properties tend to attract lower quality tenants.

The properties tend to have larger lot sizes and tend not to appreciate as quickly.

This isn't a dig at all personally at David or Rob, just that I believe it tended to highlight fantasy thinking and had a lot of people doing if not questionable strategies then ones that IMO don't set you up well for the long game.