I was not aware that a manual pull station is required, but I've confirmed with the fire department that in mixed-use buildings, a pull station is required that is hardwired to sound an alarm in the rental unit(s).  It

Suburbs there get a lot of attention, but I go in where the pulse of the city sits when I invest.

Foreclosure lists I think can be determined at some sites like propstream (I've never used it so I could be wrong).3: networking with lawyers that do probate situation and/or divorce situations and want a quick close4: Owner occupant of a property on Hud Homestore - basically trying to help first time homebuyers buy - less competition5: tax auction and tax auction sites6: Offering on properties that have been sitting on the MLS for LONG periods of time and low balling them.7: Calling owners that have recently had their property pulled from the MLS.8: Wholesalers that are selling to you with an assignment fee.9: Low balling every property you look at on the MLS and seeing what sticks.10: FSBO with strong negotiation skills.11: MLS when you see the property really quick once it comes on MLS and put in a full price offer but it was mispriced low (I got a gem a few years ago that has probably close to doubled in values since 2020 when I bought it).12: MLS offers that you really want to ownI might be missing some others but these are the general classes of people that I have noticed. 

I'm sure they don't sit at their windows for hours waiting for me.

. $200,000 in cash sitting in the bank,2.

@Issac Harris I could sit here and tell you that the Panhandle of Florida (especially Destin/Fort Walton Beach) is the way to go, cuz who doesn't love the beach and the 90% occupancy rates, lol?

Recall that investing in real estate is a journey, and it's acceptable to begin small and pick up skills along the way.

I don't recall them asking us to change anything. 

A main target of these thieves/squatters are houses being listed and sitting vacant.

I would sit down with your CPA and an attorney that regularly works with investors to get a solid path going forward for you to scale.