I guess I'm not surprised because when I call my fellows agents, half or more of them can't be bothered to pick up their phone and would rather text, or whenever they actually pick up they always sound like they are at Target or getting a massage in the middle of the day, and not actually working. 

I currently live in California and I am looking more in the Midwest and east areas.

I am real estate investor with a focus on building a portfolio of SFH and Multi-family apartments primarily along the East course  .

Do you have any, or are there any investor friendly agent or property manager in North or East Alabama who can share some insights?

In both of these markets crime is much higher on the East side of the river, but prices are lower. 

Yup I own and run a few vacation rentals on the west coast and I live on the east coast, I’m also developing 10acres of land into more currently. 

Many that I've talked to are now working their own acquisition strategies using call centers, etc. to take cold and warm lists to hotter and then focusing more time speaking directly with potential motivated sellers from those hot lists, rather than using a wholesaler (or any other middle man) to source deals.

I grew up on the east side of the town with a well versed knowledge of the neighborhood.

Heck, I see old duffers out there in the middle of the summer (in the morning :-). 

I'm in the middle of a multifam BRRR.