No, 100K in equity does NOT translate into a 90K borrowing limit on 90% CLTV HELOC.

@Jared Foster Increasing the return on investment is not going to translate to investors coming to the table.

I find by altering my running routes through different parts of the City, I can keep up on properties of interest.

All of those would alter your approach but all approaches would involve some kind of purchase offer and contract.

@Aly Vizcarra mentioned that rapport can be a good thing, but transferring local knowledge used in helping to find a home to live in  doesn't necessarily translate to helping investors 100 miles away. 

There could likely be a social worker whom speaks their language and if not they will use a translating service because all hospitals including outpatient clinics are required to.

You can't analyze deals if you haven't seen, touched, and smelled them to know what the number value translates to in your target market.

More listings should translate to a slower pace of sales and slower price gains.

If you feel that there is a better way for me to gain those things or more with my current circumstances, I'm willing to hear you out and change/alter the path to my goals.I'm new to this and have read/heard that the cash flow generated relative to the value of the property is the number one statistic to look at.

Many condo associations do not permit rentals, or, only a percentage of rentals, because after a certain percentage (of single family homes-don't know if that translates to condos or not) banks will not make loans to people who plan to rent the unit out because it lowers property values.Other things to check would be reserves, yearly assessments (and be aware that assessments in some states can be raised without owner input, and with no cap on the increased amount, or great leeway in what the "need" is). condo's often do not have a reserve account for R&M, so when repairs are needed, the sudden increase in assessments can be great, Boards are often run by control freaks.I would suggest reading all the condo docs, including the history.