I was wondering if most wholesalers have stopped using direct mail and just moved to google/facebook to find deals?

What market?

Explore off-market deals where competition might be less intense.Don’t get discouraged—success in these markets often comes from building strong connections and thinking creatively about deal sourcing!

The same money could buy 1-2 full properties that would rent for more, depending on the market you choose. 

It would be a good idea to assess your tolerance to risk and then plan something like that, but using a heloc is going to be around 9-11% in this market so to pay something off with lower interest rate to borrow more might not make much sense.

Hi all, I am familiarizing myself with at the Albequerque market and wondering whether any local investors can shed some perspective on overall property values relative to rents in the area.

The market between the 2 locations & resident class (Especially if you plan to self mange or find a PM company), Your future goals and the costs associated with moving and transferring to a new hospital. 

Let's say you paid $250k for it, and it's now market value $500k.

I am just a beginner wholesaler so I haven't done much marketing/lead management yet.

Significant benefits are the marketing and management.