The best source would be your local real estate investment group.

Start using zillow or redfin, MLS or whatever mass information source you have and start studying a few areas.

I would always caution against forming a judgement based on a single report, source, or opinion.  

Did you spend a lot of time learning from different sources?

. $200,000 gross profit before commissions were paid to assisting realtors who helped source high-profile cash investors.

Do not agree to clean a clean carpet solely because the tenant wants it or that it is not as clean as the tenant would like. 

all the other issues just come with the territory.but trusting ANY wholesaler is not wise. there job is to make their 10k and move on .. many will tell you what ever it is you want to hear..treat those types of folks as just lead sources.. then do your own due diligence don't get sucked into rushing into the deals.

If you are the sole member of the LLC some companies will just amend the policy.  

My two cents are as follows...we were tasked by Progress Residential to source and acquire homes for their portfolio in Atlanta but initially they did not want us to manage their homes for the reason mentioned...potential conflict of interest...after about 6 months using other managers with poor results, they came to us and asked us to manage given the fact that they were so pleased with the way we professionally approached the acquisition process. 

@Jordan MoorheadIf you are simply looking to make pretax contributions and solely invest in equities, then a big box company like Fidelity Investments or Schwab may be your best bet.