I did this in the MS market and while the advantages you pointed out were true.. markets that have slow appreciation and or areas where builders can keep building for low dollar amounts like the mid west.

One of the potential advantages of property managers is access to the vendors they use. 

Take clear photos while it's vacant for marketing now and future.Provide a win/win renewal rate and lease length to keep the good tenants in their homes to a more advantageous end date. 

The low Australian dollar is giving Australian wines a competitive advantage intl. these days.

This is a humongous audience to tap into so you have to take advantage of it sooner rather than later to find great real estate deals and motivated sellers.Your best bet to connect with people quickly is to run Facebook ads and promoted posts.

LLCs can help streamline bookkeeping, but they don’t offer tax advantags unless structured as an S-Corp.

In hot markets like Austin, having an agent network can be a massive advantage.

Finding the right realtor/wholesaler can be a huge advantage, especially someone who knows the local market trends and can spot areas with hidden potential.

I assume that the main advantage is being able to buy the property without the 180 day time constraint? 

Being client-centric means putting the interests of my clients first, even if it means walking away from a deal that could have been funded but wasn’t in their best interest.Unfortunately, some unethical lenders take advantage of borrowers, funding deals with the hope that the borrower will fail to repay, allowing the lender to foreclose and profit from the property themselves.