I've invested in one market where for many years I only bought properties off the MLS; then the MLS dried up and there were several years where I only bought off-market properties.

Maybe show dramatic pics of hidden damage, water damage from leaking pipes, dry rot, etc.3.)

This is South Florida, so we have a very high water table, and in the summer when it rains a lot, the water table is so high, that if you drain all the water from the pool, the hydrostatic pressure of the water in the surrounding ground will actually push the concrete pool's shell out of the ground.If one fills the pool with water, will it settle back down as the ground water recedes during a dry spell?

The ink wasn't dry on the DIL.

I'm in Atlanta and inventory seems to be drying up.

With vinyl buildings you have to be careful of if it was built with vinyl or did someone wrap the vinyl around a much larger problem (rotted original wood or asbestos as a quick cheap fix).

like maybe a step by step on how to lets say patch a dry wall hole, or maybe laying tile, things that might save some folks some cash if they do it themselves?

I have built enough relationships with other broker/agents that I have bought from so when they get a new listing, they often come to me before the ink is dry.

If the development is residential, how long do you think it'll be until there are dry-cleaner, insurance agent, restaurant?

Now that area is dried up as well.