The programs he brags about are no more than searching Zillow and Craig’s list for key words.

Look, we’d all like to search the internet, find a deal for sale, analyze the property as having a great cash flow at current interest rates, with lots of upside potential in a gentrifying market.  

I shows my what dates people are searching for this year and last year.

well once pandora's box has been opened like this it becomes out of investors control.

Hi Sri, I'd be happy to help with your search in Phoenix, I'll shoot you a PM!

figuring that if I track and work towards creating and "presenting" 250 specific deals to my clients.My Theory being: Tracking "deals presented" will pull forward the need to go search and find deals, and will also drive the deals closed and revenue numbers, so we shall see but logics out to me so I'm liking it so far.

What I mean by that is when the appraiser goes out to the property to do the appraisal he’s going to search county records if they did any permits.

A good place to start figuring out profit/cash flow is to search the forums for the 4 Square Analysis. 

I would also say that many real estate salespersons will not be committed to an investor that just tells them to send properties to them that fit their buy box and then never hear from them again. 

Selling to the wrong buyer can become more expensive than carrying the home for slightly longer.I will buy my bath/kitchen fixtures at a plumbing supply house and not a big box store.