I've done wholesaling in the past, and while some of the massive wholesalers who are saturating the market are having some success, getting started is challenging right now (although not impossible).

Watch the quick video I made that gives you a brief idea on how the process works or just continue reading the text here.Video LinkWhen looking for real estate that meets your criteria I recommend searching for properties in areas where the properties do not appreciate much, they have good rental markets, but perhaps an over saturation of properties for sale.

"Orphan days" "over-saturated" 

Sounds like it's very difficult to get into a property with decent cash flow opportunities due to the saturation of the market, causing prices to go up. 

From what I’ve read, it seems like Charlotte is saturated with investors, and good deals may be hard to find.

If some of their other metrics were lagging, like how much new investor money was coming in or how many repeat investors were funding deals, venture capitalist might have seen that as a red flag that they were hitting a saturation point.

There are also good multi-unit rentals near downtown and Oleander.The flip market is over-saturated with mail marketers taking all the off-market leads for that, so it's proven tough for me and my clients when it comes to flips. 

Areas that are saturated and for non special houses in those areas, they are not getting the bookings they once were.

This really is an untapped market that I expect more real estate investors to venture into due to the saturated house flipping market.

Over the Rhine is good for Airbnb-- but is already quite saturated and would be one of the first neighborhoods to stem STR's in my estimation.