Base things like heat on the relative sizes of the units and water on the number of people living there.

Spam me with all the best people and I would love to hear why you love them!

There are quite a few people here on Bigger Pockets like @Mark Robertson or @Bryan Hancockwho have thoroughly vetted every platform and/or who have put together groups of investors to do what you're looking for, @Bryce PetersonAnd, as Account Closed pointed out, many still use good 'ol Excel.

On average, 80 people move into Columbus weekly.

It helps that there are a lot of people all vetting these deals together, so we all gain the benefit of each others' expertise. 

YOU need to know pretty close to what the tax people know.

The value is in that cabin, in that location, with 12+M people visiting every year.

We own and operate 51 multifamily units and we also do property management in Orlando and Jacksonville for other owners of residential properties from single units/homes up to 80-unit apartment buildings.I've always tried to network and meet more people in the real estate space wherever I live and would love to meet more people in the Orlando area.

What do people generally do in these cases?

Thanks for clarifying, it is amazing how many people spend money bidding but don't understand the simple basics.