If you are going to only hold 2-3 properties, Jon's recommendation is spot on.If you ever grow to larger scale then the metrics change significantly during most market conditions and Bill is right.There is a whole segment of finance related to the effective use of capital and planning for contingency reserves is a big part of it.

This is just one example of using a specialist from my segment of the market.  

Along with the new affordable condo inside-the-Loop for sale, the leasing of condos and townhomes is the fastest growing market segment right now.

Once you know your market well, and know what segment of the market you want to serve, it should be fairly simple to whittle down the list of possibilities to between one and a few that will serve nicely, and concentrate on those.

It's the fastest selling segment of real estate for the past 3 months - that and foreclosures/short sales.

Study marketing, segmentation and niches.

Hoping you'd be will to share some insight to how you operate in (what seems to me) a tough long term hold market segment. 

Wholesalers serve a segment of the marketplace that conventional realtors normally don't bother with.

My thoughts are pulling a high equity list and market to them unless someone knows a better way to reach this segment? 

My guess is there is a real GC on site at these properties managing the project while the star is going from house to house filming segments here and there for the show.