That inventory is drying up.

In addition, I notice that in a lot of distressed neighborhoods, there lacks a good trend in re-sale or comps in general over a 3 to 6 month period (in a greater zip code that has just under 2 months of inventory).Two questions come to mind -1 - At what point does the re-gentrification of a neighborhood start (what investor(s) take the first "dive"?)

@Joe GoreThe goal is to get the inventory from local/regional banks

If the property is not sold on the court house steps, it becomes inventory in the form of an REO.

7. what's the inventory like for rentals?

I am a real estate investor with a large buyers list looking to network with other investors/ sellers with large unlisted inventory in Houston, TXCompany: Win Win Investment Properties, LLCProperty Type: SFHInvestment Strategies: Wholesaling, Co-wholesaling, Arbitrage, House Flipping

So Sam, if property's are going that fast, then whats ur strategy to aquire new inventory?

TRUST ME, I'm being very kind, asking for a simple 5K which reduces asking price.No my inventory isn't stellar, price wise.

houston is a great area to invest but it is hot right now inventory remains low and the good inventory is snatched up in minutes so you have to get creative with your search and tactics.

In my area the inventory of low-hanging fruit has really dropped over the last year so I need to do a little more digging and negotiating to make each deal happen.