Best bet is talk to wholesalers and have a real good agent that can dig properties out, and be prepared to buy on spot in good locations and anything else be a tough cookie.

Be patient. these are mid-term plays, so you must be prepared to go without the cash for several years.

lol I was not prepared for that.

Quote from @Evan Polaski: @Enrique Roth, every investor should be preparing a full appraisal package.In mine, I include 1. before and after photos, 2. 5-6 comps that I want the appraiser to use, WITH explanations of what the comps have or don't have compared to mine.  

Ironically most investors don't slow down to ask themselves that simple question but will prepare a multi tab excel spreadsheet justifying the reason behind purchasing the low barrier home that lacks fundamentals because it meets the 1% rule or is a good BRRRR candidate because that's what they are taught.

No house is perfect and you want to be prepared to deal with issues.

Come prepared, ask better questions, and you will get better answers.

And, be prepared to walk away. 

It’s inspiring to see how you’ve been so intentional about preparing for this next chapter—your commitment to learning and gaining hands-on experience will serve you incredibly well in fix-and-flip projects.

Be prepared to work with them on a plan to move.You can make the argument the cost of moving is more than the cost of the increase.