And this is not the first time I have done this, come on BP and publicly detailed a market forecast, in great detail.

Learn to use public records and look at nearby records for non owner occupied properties.

Columbus, Ohio public schools are rated pretty low but I think it is still a great market to invest in.

Whether wholesalers are screwing people out of ignorance or intentionally, you're still screwing the public with the thinking in this thread, saying you "bring value" to the deal is pretty much LOL based on demonstrated knowledge of RE described here. 10% is plenty in putting a buyer and seller together without touching the property.

You might want to focus on properties that are accessible via public transportation. 

You can find the probate case number by looking up "notice to creditors" in your locale, found in legal publications and other online portals. 

I am looking at a 2 acre property in Bexar County Texas.  It is located on a small dirt road with about 12 houses.  My title report states that access is not guaranteed.  How can I verify access.  The plat map recorde...

The majority of his employees work by email or phone and don't interact with the public.

There are many ways to protect yourself, the best way in my opinion, is doing your “due diligence” on the Ira company and even more important is the “due diligence” on the investment.In this day and technology age background checks, social media, state and local licensing filing pages on line, better business bureau, BP forums, etc I don’t think a company advertising and in the public everyday  can fool all the people all the time. 

Companies moving in, public transit, younger population etc.