I've found deals in local online groups on Facebook, simply asking people for what I want. 

This will cause population growth as people look for affordable places to live.What lesser-known markets are you currently researching, and what specific metrics are you using to evaluate their potential?

Do most people get the property under contract in a single-member LLC and then assign the contract to the syndication LLC during the DD period? 

@Adedayo Adetunji people that break into a property & occupy it are called "squatters".On September 24, 2014, three new Michigan Statutes went into effect to make squatting a crime and give landlords more options to remove them (see Michigan HB 5069/PA223, HB 5070/PA224, HB 5071/PA225).

Quote from @Brendan Jones: For the homes, and or properties that you will use as a primary or a rental property one big thing I look for is infrastructure in the area, extrinsic value (I.e. hospitals in the area, schools, and job market), and the last thing is creature comforts for people (I.e. is a store to get groceries 1 hour away or 2 minutes away).

People should stop applying sale of goods theories to it.    

Just remember there are less people that can afford the 1 million dollar plus houses than can afford the $300 to $400 thousand dollar houses .

Many people opted to stay in their current homes rather than take on new leases, contributing to longer vacancies for available properties.3.

Always gonna be a whole bunch of cheap old houses with a whole bunch of people on Section 8 ready to rent them.

He teaches people to build small, but productive, portfolios.