Dan Green each of your listed steps can be broken down into very small segments of steps but yes in summary you are describing wholesaling.

Ahh I skip the random 5 segment lol.

Competing offers are the norm in many market segments and owner-occupants of the standard 3/2 in a decent neighborhood are routinely outbid by cash buyers (either investors or bay area transplants).What can cause that situation to change?

We are starting to focus on a different market segment and looking at acquiring existing PM companies or parts of a PM's portfolio that is in an area we would like to manage.  

That’s a really small segment of where you are trying to go.

Esri has identified 67 unique segments of consumers/tenants.

I work at a bank and some segments utilize the service and I have talked with other companies who also use it. 

It is not new and not entirely unique - though relative to Wall St, yes, a very minute segment of the retirement industry.

I know a lot of top wholesalers, some you probably bought a program or membership from, and they would never make the goofy arguments your making. for my little sandbox.. a lot of the inventory I fund there are wholesalers on the deals but main reason is successful realtors dont want to fool with those types of homes and sellers. so its an undeserved segment of the market that wholesalers wiggle into.PS though the very best deals for us came from REO brokers ( which that was a place and a time.. circa 2010 to 2013.. 

It is simply supply and demand.So I have actual data to present, I will show what is happening in Las Vegas for the specific property segment we target.