As of now we are compiling folders full of our information which we plan to take to the streets in order to find local smaller banks who would be willing to give us a shot, in the same breath i am also looking to build relationships with private money lenders and hard money lenders in a bid to get our foot in the real estate door.Have to admit we haven't been involved in the networking side of things, we understand it's a fundamental part of the learning process and the building of bridges between the community, only for the fact of not being educated enough in the knowledge of real estate to be able to really give something back.As of now we feel more confident in our goals and the path we would like to take.Are we on the right track?

I work in the CRE industry and have a good understanding of the fundamentals behind a market's growth, and based on the limited research I've done on Huntsville it seems like everything you'd want is there: - Strong employment growth in strong, high demand/high growth industries (Aerospace, engineering, healthcare, government, tech, STEM, etc.) - Government exposure is especially appealing as government employment tends to increase/remain flat during recessionary periods when private employers reduce their workforces (see Washington DC for prime example).

Since cashflow is the ONLY must-have on my list, it doesn't make any sense to me that we'd run around town looking at properties without having an understanding on these two fundamental numbers, but it seems my agent wants to do exactly that.

If that's not ok, then just stop right here, because it's just fundamental.

Great fundamentals in this market. 

"Technical charting does not work, only Fundamental Investing with us making an average of 8% with Bonds and 10% with Stocks over a 50 year holding period is the way to go to Retire."

When that's possible in the future, there's no limit to your success.I started seeing many unicorns in real estate development which  may fundamentally change the way people buying/selling real estate in the future.

@Richard StoverWe have a pretty good market as far as economic fundamentals go.

Being an investor-friendly agent vs wholesaler require different skillsets, although the fundamentals are similar but the mechanics for doing deals will be different.I think the best move for you would be to join a brokerage that is investor-friendly & also offers training in wholesaling or is at least friendly toward it.

And in my experience, in a good-market, good deals are harder to find in good schools/neighborhoods.I assume, you applied the fundamentals.