I would focus on coaching that helps you become a local expert and build relationships with sellers, not try all the BS marketing techniques.

One week into 2025 and the US housing market is facing considerable new challenges. 

Anyways, on my latest project, the title came back yesterday and revealed two extra parcels of land deeded to the seller under the property I was under contract for.

So seller did have a marketable title.

This market is best suitable for a gambler in my opinion

You could force the seller to bring it up to code before the sale is complete as one of the contingencies of buying it, let them deal with it.

You should start creating a pitch deck with a financial analysis / summary and market study to share with people to get them excited about the project. 

Some will dangle out-of-market offers in a term sheet, then ask for substantial sums of money right away.

I just completed a second boots-on market tour of TN markets.

As already mentioned, you could sell via seller financing to lower AGI, as all you would have to claim is the payment income - until balloon payment received.Did know an investor that had 14 properties paid off and he moved into one every two years to then sell with the $250k single exemption.