I have ran numbers on what I believe would be a very good deal for a 4 or 5 unit and am wondering why this isn't more popular.

Finding a house for sale under $100k in a different area might be a great deal, it also might be horribly overpriced.Perhaps you can connect with someone in the area to have them go take a video of it?

I did tiresome amounts of Ron's video's etc....then when it came down to it, all these sellers wanted cash... not at closing but like yesterdays kinda cash.

Video tape the way the apartment was left. 

Youtube also has a lot of free videos about real estate. 

Saw an interesting video the other day.

Listening to Clayton Morris' podcasts after finding his company Morris Invest on Facebook and having viewed a lot of his videos on YouTube is what motivated me join and look into real estate investing further.That being said, the biggest obstacle I face is not having the cash on hand to do my first deal, and not having any private money connections as of yet.Also, from what I've read of Morris Invest here on BP, there seems to be not enough people with experience dealing with this company, or when I do read of people that have had experiences with Morris Invest, the reviews are mixed at best.Being brand new to all of this however, it seems going the turnkey route seems less complicated in the beginning than trying to reinvent the wheel and do everything myself, but that's just my opinion.Learning to analyze deals and the underlying math involved and understanding the terminology is going to take practice, but is the foundation to a successful REI career.

I've also watched a few of Mitch Stephens' videos and regularly listen to his podcast, RE investor summit. 

They know how they received the unit, I keep photos and videos of the before and after condition, and back everything up with receipts and third-party invoices for repairs.

I'll be the first to tell you Bed-Stuy  and Bushwick are becoming more and more popular in Brooklyn.