Right now I'm thinking about some semi-luxury 1 bed, 1 bath 600 sqft units with a fairly open layout and 10 foot ceilings on slab. 

The RE biz is on semi auto-pilot now.

The best wholesalers I've met are semi-retired real estate agents who act as transactional brokers. 

I paint the walls and the ceiling joists semi gloss white . and the floors grey .

I had a uber-handyman/semi-GC tell me that they can't start for 3 weeks and the job will take 3-4 weeks.

Does anyone have recommendations/best practices to share around income verification for retired/semi-retired individuals?

The area is booming, and starting to spill over into areas like Florence and Coolidge (where there is also a hybrid semi-truck plant in the works, btw).So, make sure that you aren't distracted by the shiny cheap acquisition price. 

I own 3 SFRs in San Francisco and use them as regular rentals—semi-affordable housing for 20-somethings.

Hello, I am in the Coachella Valley area(Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Indio, Joshua Tree, etc) so if you are considering investing semi-locally and have any questions about the area feel free to connect.

He also says he has his own crew of contractors to do work on the homes.By the way, I'm a former semi-pro poker player, so I'm pretty decent at telling when someone is lying/stretching the truth to me.So, no leads yet on good sales.