Seems to me you could rent a place in a location of your choosing and find a mentor by other conventional means.

Two, you may not have the property under contract,  Three, you don't know how to control a deal.PS: of course there are investors without any integrity and maybe you should use a NDNC  I generally just choose not to do business with them 

Being located in San Diego and not having much capital I am looking at possibly getting started in a cheaper market somewhere else and going that route.As I start to consider this I was wondering if anyone knew of helpful ways of choosing which market to get my feet wet in flipping/BRRRR'ing.

Does location play a significant role in wholesaling because I'm in a medium sized town in Mississippi and last week I was following a wholesale training video on YouTube and went on Listability.com to find "Absentee owners" ...

My experience has been a learning one, but overall I'd still choose the turnkey route over other routes (as I'm on my way out to deal with a property I'm currently landlording....GROSS). 

No software is good at everything so you have to choose what's important to you:  Is it Data?

It will for sure help you choose your niche depending on your financial situation and what you like/ how much work you want to put in and overall that you want out of real estate.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

In general, you can choose to address all of the major/critical items that involve safety and/or potential code violations.   

I have watched tons of youtube videos and listened to podcasts, i know just that isn't enough.