It will show you the motivation of the seller, plus it often makes them not really look for other offers, but concentrate on choosing between those 3

In the future though, we do have access to $$$, so we bring scale that will allow Brent (deal finder, rehab-er) to concentrate his talents on this full-time, and leave his current job.

Peter Whitaker I think a degree in Business with a minor/concentration in real estate would be a good idea if it's something you're somewhat interested in.

All in all, you're going to find your heaviest concentrations of multi-families on the South Academy corridor, and these will have the highest probability of profitability, but will also be your lower income clientele.Happy hunting, and let me know if I can help!

@Roger ElliottI would concentrate your efforts on finding Motivated sellers .. finding the buyer is easy if the deal is right.

I would concentrate on getting debts paid down and more income.

I would concentrate more on finding the market price for this work rather than trying to nail down a specific sub.

Concentrate on scale.

Given where we are in the current market cycle, I think it's aggressive to concentrate return potential on appreciation - I think buying at a good basis matters significantly more.That being said, Macon, GA and Tacoma, WA both stood out to me and I think military-anchored communities are solid bets. 

I am also in Roseville but have concentrated on out of state deals lately.