So, I got to help a family figure things out, I got to help them reorganize and get out of a massive hole, while I make money as well...Thats example is probably the biggest reason why pre-foreclosures for me.  

The home was built in 1800, but looks like there was massive renovation done and from the looks of it I couldn't even tell it was that old.

@Karim Elahi there are areas with massive section 8 potential and appreciation (19145,19146 areas of South Philly can be great) the areas however will depends entirely on your investment strategy.  

Props we were all in 25- 30k are now selling for 100- 150k, Biggest mistake of my life was not keeping 50 or so of the 500 I flipped there, MASSIVE mistake  

I hear ya but you need appreciation to offset the massive amount of rehab you have to do on a house thats been used as a rental over the years .. if it does not go up your going to lose principal and cut into cash flow.. got to have both to have a good IRR bottom line.. unless you Never ever sell which is quite rare actually. 

Tenant said the flapper valve on the toilet sometimes stuck-she paid the bill and arranged things with the water company...but in this day and age I'd like to think the water companies would alert users if there is a massive and continuous spike in water consumption.

You need a massive marketing budget, and you need to double close on the property, meaning you need the actually have the cash to buy the place.Flipping contracts from unknowing sellers to buyers is a shady business, illegal in most states, and has a failure rate in the high 90% range. 

REI Live is one meetup group in Sarasota put on by some major players in the area, another local one started up and has a FB group called Suncoast Real Estate Investors that was meeting monthly, there’s another larger one that meets at the Bradenton yacht club for lunch buffet monthly, and one more that meets monthly at a Holiday Inn near Der Dutchman off Bahia Vista.

I agree with AliceVacasa is about to be bankrupt and they have massive client as well as employee turnover. 

Also, multifamily (now down 30%) but wait 1-2 more years for massive new supply to be absorbed.