Basically the area lacks the fundamentals you should be focused on as an investor.  

The investors who learn a single strategy or tactic, usually from a “mentor” and do not bother to learn real estate fundamental, real estate finance and real estate law miss out on “creative” opportunities to significantly enhance their ROI or significantly decrease their risk.  

Hey Sean, Ken McElroy's "The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" is a valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about the fundamentals of real estate investment.

The lower the cap rate, the lower the risk.This is a fundamental rule of finance regardless of what the instrument is.

Here's a fundamental explanation to get your juices flowing:Assume a house costs $200,000 and rents for $1,500.

I believe in progress based on solid fundamentals and experience.

It's a market that flys under the radar with a lot of investors, but the fundamentals are there. 

This could be an individual person willing to give you money, or a private bank, or an organization or business of some sort.The long answer is much longer and if you're interested in diving into the topic here's a few resources I can recommend:These are two great books (also available as audio books and e-books) that go over the fundamentals of what private lending are, what it means to raise capital, how to find deals to buy with private capital, and a lot more.

HelloWe've had great success on our two SFH long term rental properties, and one of the parts that I really enjoy in this endeavor has been the deal analysis.  I've enjoyed creating and tweaking our own analysis tool ...

Let's just ignore the fundamentals of the real estate and/or negotiating a good basis in property we purchase and focus solely on how we can acquire real estate without any of our own money.