As soon as an agent gets involved creative deals get much tougher.

You can certainly make good CoC in tougher areas, but realize it will take more of your time to manage. 

Some companies are tougher on what some people would think is nit picky items.

It's tougher than you think to buy a property at a discount and sell it immediately, or even within one month, as Shari's company seems to allow.

That will change the reputation.If it is an apartment complex, then it will be tougher to get past the slum reputation.  

@William Morgan  most parts of the country are not blessed with our state of the art title plants . they have no clue what the customer service part of a title co is or even exists.. jFor me I can call any of my title companies on the west coast and in 90 seconds get a verbal date down.. capturing all but the most obscure liens .. but enough to know if I want to persue it or not.and its FREE.those that have to work in like IL which is totally *** backwards  or states with closings attorneys this information is much tougher to get and NOT timely.. can take 3 to 5 days to get title back.We get a full prelim or title commitment same day.. but then again most of our title plants are in the  Philippines  we do not send in live person to pull records.. 

If full authority it may be possible to avoid a court confirmation and exposure to over-bidding by competiting buyers.If no probate, buying the asset (the property) without a probate is tougher.

@Marcus Walker  there are great flip opps in almost all major cities in the US today.my personal opinion is its more the team you put together than the area .However some jurisdictions are much tougher than others and some markets are not as good as others.. from personal experience.. 

Although I acknowledge it's getting tougher to get FHA loans under the price limits in areas you might want to move to in Oakland.

This might be fine in your area, but if housing prices are stagnate or falling, it is tougher than just paying down the loan.