First, when calling banks target the smallest most community based banks you can first.

I know this is very generalized because I have yet to really define a target area, but say I did choose to house hack do you think I would be able to find a property that makes sense as investment on the mls?

At $50 a month, which is very inexpensive for a dog over 40 pounds, you would have collected an additional $1,800 towards repairs.

Still planning to pick up my next investment property a little later this year after I build up some more funds.If you're in the position to buy right now I don't see why not, might want to take a look at some historical data for the market you're targeting to see how the values held up during previous recessions.As other have mentioned San Antonio is a pretty stable bet.

I see that most of the discussion here surrounds more traditional methods; targeted mailings, D4$, EDDM, door knocking, etc.

I was In your position about two years ago, I think you're asking the exact right question:       "I am just trying to get an idea of what I am doing wrong in talking to agents"@Jonathan Greene gave you incredible advice and that is to find agents who also invest, they will have their finger on the pulse of the deals, get more deals across their desk, and not just concerned about the 'right fit' home for you but the 'right fit' for your portfolio.What worked for me was finding what top producing agents were working with investors in my area that were doing the type of deals I was interested in and targeted those.

My opinion:  The only way working as an appraiser will give you more knowledge for your flipping business is if you target appraisal companies that work for lenders that specialize in construction loans and use appraisers/inspectors to inspect & approve work for a borrower to receive the next draw.

Depending what part of the city your property is located you can target the local hospitals and med students, Universities with incoming fall students, etc.

Way more than I could hope to post here.In essence, create your site to focus on your general market, and then have landing pages for specific targets (town, situation, etc.)

From my understanding, it's targeted towards lower-than-average income levels.