A contract for deed is probably not the best plan of attack if you can find money (conventional, HM, private lender, etc.) to buy it.

Another critical factor is local government officials and how aggressively they attack crime.

I'm only looking in my market at the moment (Houston) where I see people mention the great opportunities they keep finding but I'm curious if it's all just flippers attacking the mass gentrification of Houston proper. 

I got my license may 2020 and shortly after took some time off to work on some other endeavors but now I’m ready to attack head on.Is there a method of approach I should go about looking for one of these types of brokerages?

In 2018 everyone was having a heart attack because rates had gone up so much. 2019, almost all of them refinanced.

Add in the Ukraine situation and a possible attack by China to reclaim Taiwan. 

Glad your military, because I am going to show you how to Attack your market.-   Personal Situation:  There are many factors in investing.

When they know what they want, educate themselves on it, and attack it they have more confidence a much higher success rate.

Assuming they cashflow when leveraged, more houses is always better:  - More depreciation to offset taxes - More appreciation due to four properties - More protection from lawsuits because lawyers like to attack large equity - More diversification - More options later (sell one, two, three, or four) - More scale to get better pricing from vendors

Attacking the principal and having a property paid off free and clear possibly within the next 4 or 5 years to help scale and increase cashflow as there wouldnt be any debt service.