Their prices are going up also.There is a shortage of good rental homes which is good for the investors. 

The good thing about San diego for LL is there is a housing shortage so tenants cannot afford to be evicted as if they are they will be forever challenged to find a decent unit in San Diego.  

To do so requires that you be a licensed real estate salesperson working under a managing broker - or a broker working under your own agency's license.The one and only 100% legal way to wholesale is to close on the property BEFORE you start marketing it.Listen to the BP podcast with Brent Snodgrass (#231 or thereabouts) where he describes this in detail.There's no shortage of guru courses, seminars and books to teach you how to operate illegally like this. 

For the criteria you have mentioned, there is no shortage of inventory in the Pittsburgh area.

There might be a tremendous shortage of housing.  

Why would there be a shortage of buyers looking to claim all of this land and make it profitable some how.

You mentioned that there is a housing shortage in the area and it sounds like there is no multi-family properties worth buying on the MLS. 

Also search ads and post ads on the free sites and social networking sites there's no shortage of deals for buyers.

Poised for tremendous growth, as soon as we get our water shortage worked out.

We also have no shortage of events, and I am able to gross between 5-7k during peak months.