See said the blind man... lol

Become a student, learn as much as you can, decide on your target market and develop a strategy before blindly jumping in.

Who provides and installs the blinds? 

I am not a big fan of the multiple entities and anonymous blind trust schemes. 

I drive all 48, and can live wherever.. so I’m not going on blindly.

It is blind faith in someone with a vested interest in there being no problems, so he is bias.

One method that I used when I first started out (and I still utilize this today) that has garnered me success is sending out blind offers to owners.And I don't mean "fake eviction letters" or "prospecting letters" or postcards saying you buy houses.I mean sending out a letter with an actual offer price to the owners.I send out THOUSANDS of these.You'll get 3 responses:  1) Some will call you every condescending name in the book.

Buying blindly and based on studies like this can be risky if you’re newer.

It is easy to say "oh rehab will be 15k" but unless you really know for sure how much you can get for your money in an area, you are partially blind.

Sweeping criminal behavior under the rug or turning a blind eye to it will damage its credibility.