-Get cash (No job won't really cut it too well no offense)-Focus all your research into one area which you've identified is a good investment area-Network leveraging your real estate agent expertise to make connections i.e wholesalersGood luck!

I would just try to not let this become a habit or a pattern. 

Though I agree on the whole it sort of seems like an unethical pattern.

None of this struggling to identify properties in 30 days and then being forced into one of them if they're a bad investment.Also, they're a great back-up if you try to 1031 and can't find a decent deal.The final thing I would say is that I hear people say 'these are terrible areas to invest' as someone above did.

The owner could not identify any other person involved, had no other names. 

Very interested in the metrics used to identify cities that have opportunity.

🎉  I have had high level discussions with CPAs already but haven’t identified one yet.  

Along with that, it's also important to identify why you want to get into real estate investment in the first place.

You also have limited time to identify the new property.  

Once you do that, then identify the markets that will best get you to those objectives.