Out HQ is based there, so I am happy to connect and point you in the right direction. 

You need to market yourself on social media, you need to direct-mail (and have an effective strategy because everyone is direct mailing), driving for dollars, hunting on MLS, cold calling (skiptrace), going to the REI meetups and connecting, meeting with realtors, talking with wholesalers (and letting them know you're not a tire kicker), etc. 

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

That doesn't mean there aren't good deals out there, but nowhere near as many as there used to be.

Now I have to have a sitdown with this potential and try to iron it out in order to seal this deal!

What I will not do is pay a bad tenant to leave so that another landlord gets stuck with having to deal with a bad tenant that I have rewarded for their poor behavior.  

From there, know your ARV and guage what you want to offer to make the deal make sense for you. 

.- Top Property Links: Direct links to benchmark against leading properties in each marketLooking forward to your thoughts and suggestions! 

It was a hard lesson that nearly cost us a $25,000 deal, countless hours of effort, and more sleepless nights than I’d care to admit.We had a prime deal lined up, with a buyer who was eager to move forward.

It is late for this incident and not actually dealing with the issue, but that advice will help in the future!