Obviously I'm busy in the winter, due to ski season, but also in the summer, as WP is the 'Mountain Bike Capitol of the World', according to some.I advertise on VRBO.com, and I have my own web site (http://sasquatch.rentals) and social media pages too.

Chasing after some warm weather, sunshine, and oceans, mountains, and deserts.

Problem solving improves when all the solutions are on the table and then considered one by one.

I have to rely on real estate agents to bring a deal to the table :)

I believe this is because they are such poor instruments for long term wealth that they were still on the table and priced cheap respective to the SFH markets.

In this market bidding wars occur frequently and by not using all available resources to your advantage  you are quite possibly leaving cash on the table. 

I grew up in Mountain Brook but lived as a young adult in Southside. 

If he somehow finds a rock star realtor that beats out all the locals pounding the pavement for a good deal and manages to snag a great deal, he'd be ahead of 99% of out of state investors and at least have an exit strategy to sell without bringing money to the table if he chooses to.What's next?

Maybe create some sensitivity tables to look at your IRR under different cap rates and purchase prices to see what kind of range you are looking at.  

If a 65% ARV wholesale deal is your only option you're going to miss TONS of deals and leave tens of THOUSANDS of dollars a year on the table.