Exploring AZ, TX, OH, and FL makes a lot of sense—those markets are active, and Florida, in particular, could offer unique opportunities with properties affected by recent hurricanes.

Legal and ethical implications: Agents engaging in such practices may face:Legal consequencesLicensing penaltiesEthical violationsThese actions ultimately harm consumers by restricting options and potentially inflating costs.The new system, allowing buyers and their agents to negotiate commissions directly, promotes transparency and fair competition.

@Shelby Ek Do you need to activate the utilities in order to qualify for the loan you are getting?

Absolutely no screening activity involved whatsoever other than these non-fair housing related mentions. 

I personally dont do any of that.. every market / or most will have an active fix and flip sector or buy and hold sector the important thing to me is the operator full stop.. great operator will do well in any market and all the national data simply is noise at least at my level. ( loaning our own money and JV deals with our own money)  we dont broker or anything like that.

Instead of trying to actively manage investments in singles and doubles have you considered investing passively in syndications?

I had/have no issue trying to resell the land just not sure how to promote land unbuildable especially with the expectations & price the buyer FIRMLY wants. 

In fact, many, though not all, of these “experts” are washed up and no longer active in the market.

I would be prepared to file for eviction etc. if they are 1 day late on payment, but would not actively be working to get them out if there is not a blatant current violation of the lease agreement. 

Not sure about maple heights/cleveland, but just down the road here in Akron, the Akron housing authority maintains a list of properties and landlords who are actively interested in providing section 8 housing.