Atlanta has a high entry point and the antiquated houses that will make for those great investments with the 150K+ deal spreads are largely controlled by the wholesalers. 

It's antiquated at this point and I'd be leery toward anyone pitching properties based on this metric.Do deals still work?

Currently the bulk of my funds are tied up in an antique rehab I'm doing.

I spent about $8K total on a canoe light fixture, made from an antique canoe.

I am currently renovating an old Victorian home from the late 1800s into apartments. It has this beautiful handrail for the staircase, but there are a couple problems with it. First, it’s a little wobbly. More wobbly ...

So if you can find a parcel that doesn't seem to have multiple fatal flaws, or at least you think you can add value to fixing/figuring out their constraints, then I would do that and then just flip on the MLS, especially if you are able to let it "season" a bit, which the title companies in California require anyway...they won't insure a flip of a tax parcel until some time has passed. other thing in LA county is the antiquated sub division rules..

Eleven of the bookings we received from Evolve were under the age of our booking requirement, threw parties, that ended up with complaints from our neighbors, broken antiques, glitter in our carpets and vomit in our beds.

@Mark Forest if you knew your data, then you'd also know that Detroit is using the US Census Bureau over several of its antiquated & mistakenly applied practices that have not properly recognized Detroit's growth over the last 5-6 years.Not even going to bother copying an article link here for your benefit as your head is buried too deep in the sand for any logical info to reach you.I'm sure you're successful wherever you're investing.

So does art, antiques, etc.

This whole no pet policy is antiquated, learn to accept them.