I guess I am just biased as I have heard SO many times CPAs or other 'professionals' that base everything on avoiding taxes!

Everyone has some cognitive bias, a tendency to ignore what we don't want to hear, that's pretty much the case with new folks getting into real estate wanting to wholesale. 

Lots and lots of interesting niches.We don't do divorce or probate for two reasons: 1) the available data sources are crappy, 2) public records isn't the best approach for those leads - you are better offer with reading obits, working with attorneys, etc.We'd like to add demographics - age, occupation, gender, etc - but again the data quality isn't that great.

this might be considered biased considering i am a realtor, but i have never met a genuinely successful flipper who did NOT use a realtor.  

Maybe this is personal bias.

As a Realtor I am biased but statistics back up the fact that sellers who hire Realtors sell homes for more than those who do not.

I am also a RE Broker of 23 years and suffer from the bias of home buyers in our area always wanting the cookie cutter 3br/2ba.

Am I disregarding a neighborhood because of my own biases, prejudices, or sheer lack of knowledge?

It has a bit of an Upper Canada bias, but is a good reference to have on the shelf.A good introduction to deal analysis, regardless on which side of the 49th you invest, is:@Frank Gallinelli - "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cashflow"Mr.

That said, if you're looking for better long-term appreciation, then maybe branching out is what gets you to your goal.I'm completely biased, so take that into consideration, but I just love Denver and think it has great long-term potential.