I have WPB properties and use diff people for each time, don't seek this core 4 ******** that's promoted.

I have pretty diverse investor clientele.

Forums like these tend to open the flood gates for real estate agents to promote the cities where they sell.

Were they all new or you were still on the promotional rate?

The sponsor's largest source of revenue is in the promote, which in most cases isn't realized until the sale. 

Search 'pm horror stories' with one hand while your other pumps up and promotes getting one.

Important metrics will be population growth and job growth diversity (avoids boom bust industry like mining or oil), population growth, new construction, and I look at median home price growth and rent growth. 

However this forum is not for self promotion. 

I will say this is a strategy that is promoted on these forums frequently. 

This was despite my explaining that I would be making a cash purchase and already owned residential rentals in the area.Eventually, I found one or two agents who were enthusiastic to work with me although not after first promoting their own noncompetitive pocket listings.