BiggerPockets were a closest related link to tall in public how I fill after all.

I'd speak to neighbors, local biz owners, go to the local restaurant for happy hour, and see where the closest McDonald's is and how long ago it was built (helps me identify growth for areas). 

The closest you can get is raising some private money to plug the 5% difference you're after. 

The closest I've seen is in a book on building wealth one house at a time, in which the author looks back at people that wavered over $5-$10k swings in the purchase price of homes in CA 30-40 years ago -- homes that are now worth 8-10x what they were then.I suppose your suggestion to look off-market for deeply discounted properties might be one way to do it, but I suspect that there are lots of investors that are OK buying at fair market value and finding that the appreciation and equity build more than satisfies after 15, 20, or years.

It doesn't matter if it's your closest friend.

I am not from Pueblo nor am I from Colorado and I get tired of people bashing Pueblo especially when the closest they've been is on the I-25 looking out their windows.Richmond American is building in Pueblo again. 

And I am in Abilene, TX by the way but the closest city option was San Angelo. 

The closest thing I have done is making sure the exterior spigots are removed from the property and I watch and pay the water and sewer bills myself instead of having my PM do it.

Other major cities have much more distance between them and their next closest major city competitor.

Thank you, everyone, for all the suggestions and I may end up trying Behr at some point, but the closest Home Depot (or any other Behr dealer) is 40 minutes away.