You certainly may have an advantage.If you have been through the purchase / sale process a couple of times, there is no reason you can not do it yourself and you may find a gem in the rough that is unappreciated.Hope this is helpful.Oren

Sometimes you can find a gem on CL, though it is very hit and miss, and usually not what you are looking for.

I have no advice to give, but there are definitely a lot of gems in this post!

Todd Smith, my name is Giovanny Garcia and I am brand new to San Angelo and brand new to real estate investing.

Thanks for sharing this gem Derrick!

Plus different people look at properties differently and someone might pull up a gem that someone else just didn't "see."

This is a great area to invest in and there are still many gems out there. 

After adding a lot of pretty to the dirty gem, I'm in a position to use it as my first investment home.

Here is a BP Blog Post I wrote about the Memphis, TN market you may find helpful though written with multifamily in mind, most of the remarks apply to single family as well: Best Multifamily Markets and Hidden Gems

I wouldn't say that spending precious life time to drive around to get lucky is a strategy I use anymore, since the competition uses faster, better and cheaper tools and will pick up that gem way before you see it.