I believe a google search yielded the largest management players and a few conversations with them gave me a good idea of how everything worked, though things are hazy now as it's been over a year.  

My dear friend is one of the biggest players in Miami, and she told me, Bob do not touch S FL, stay in Cleveland Good luck  I am moving to Miami.

Avoid the national players.

Start sourcing deals and become a deal magnet.That's one option.....I'm sure there are many.Find out who the big players in your town are. 

His approach could be working when supply and demand is having 1:4 ratio and they're super host with good reputations for example; but if supply and demand are becoming 5:4 in the future as a new player come in with zero feedback, the experience for the new player could be different. 

There you will meet all the players in the game and you will get a better sense of how to move forward and make contacts along the way.

I'm a professional basketball player working in different countries and usually travel all across the current country I am in.

It's vitally important to know who you are working with, and have the history of the players involved.

Plus there is so much competition from tons of people trying to get into wholesaling, not to mention the big players already getting the lions share.

After a couple deals you do like that with a key player, tell them that from now on, you would like to manage the project yourself.