The best course of action is talking to so many sellers through your marketing that you find the ones that are truly motivated at the price you are willing to buy their property at..

Fix-and-flip is an exciting area, and being flexible is important in this changing market.

Well I guess because it does require real work they have to actually find the deals coordinate the rehab and get them sold..

@Tony Schmucker Now that you know all of those markets work from a Macro perspective you should look to see where you want to live for 2-3 years and what your and your wife's income will be in those markets.

Funny story, but actually one of our MTR tenants is an interim VP for Cone hospital who is in charge of their real estate development acquisition department.

It’s given me insight into what investors and landlords actually need—things like quick turnovers for rentals, deep cleans before listing a property, and even helping out-of-state investors maintain their portfolios.

In other words, their willingness to be flexible and work with people along with their, at the time, great reputation and very convincing marketing, persuaded me to take the plunge.My first actual investment with them was a hard money loan.

I am actually an old fart, semi-retired managing my now small real estate portfolio of 16 doors.  

Our focus is on mid market 50-100 unit's but happy to help.

It doesn't sound like you visited the market, the PM, or the seller in these markets.