In the Reno, NV market there is a large shortage of housing that continues to drive up housing and very few new home starts.

Or if you're willing to hustle, you can try door-knocking and driving around and looking for FSBOs. 

I'm wondering if there's a way a show other demographics and statistics that drive the growth to those areas. 

So, I decided to drive a nearby neighborhood close to my residence, recently and document addresses of seemingly vacant distressed properties.

Learn about "driving for dollars" to create your own curated deal list.

This could potentially drive up the price on the subject property. 

The contractor didn't want to pick them - it was a 15 mile drive (in California traffic, this would take a lot of time).

I was able to drive the property a couple of days later, and I realized no i should not chase a rezone, and actually property similar to this will be removed from my list. 

I’m relatively new to wholesaling, and I’ve been diving into the process—cold calling, direct mail, and driving for dollars.

And as I continue to see more and more "we buy houses, cash" advertising, even the distressed homeowners are likely getting multiple offers from wholesalers, driving up the wholesaler price, which means higher price for you.