this is quite typical if your getting folks that will let you list or sell their homes in this very robust sellers market your totally shooting yourself in the foot by not being a licensed agent and take those listings and make bank.. the hardest part is finding sellers your doing that.. wholesaling is a very narrow niche that your finding out that investors that buy from wholesalers are bottom feeders and flippers who need substantial discounts to market.. 

@Mason Blake I am a newbie from Northern CA and have narrowed my search down to KC also!!

Hope this helps and good luck in narrowing you search. 

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Rent range - The rent must be within the target tenant pool's acceptable rent range and generate a sufficient ROI and cash flow.I determined that the vast majority of this tenant pool rents single-family homes and a narrow selection of townhomes.

The market for both SF and MF is very competitive right now but if you narrow down what you are looking for you'll eventually find the right property.

Meet Realtors/lenders/contractors/PMs in markets you are looking at, and continue to narrow your search until you find the right, first property

The real money is to be made in appreciation and equity, and that's a great reminder for me, as I keep dreaming of my cashflow being my escape from the 9-5 that I am narrowing my focus a little too much.

From there, you narrow the search to the outlying areas around good districts to find less inflated properties that will benefit from path of progress.

Made the lot too narrow and had to be front/back.