Having listings really helps you understand what the buyers are willing to do, and each of my listings would have 20-30 offers on them, with about half of the buyers offering 50k+ in DD and the other half not. 

I think SoCal is pretty awesome personally...we visit pretty often...love hanging in Balboa Park...beautiful scene...nothing quite the driving the 1 up the coast...last time there we drove LA to SF on the 1 and immediately starting looking for local RE.Hope to see the ADU restrictions lighten up soon...that's really the key to starting to bring our housing markets into balance...there really is no such thing as a housing shortage...dwellings exist in every 2-car garage in America...and definitely a win-win if you can build on your own parcel in SoCal.I think at the end of the day it's the barrier to entry...for most guys starting out with $50k in capital, SoCal is not on the list of places to look.Oh, and don't forget about Lake Erie ;) 

Or a list of other local REI organizations?

As a side thing I am trying to create a spreadsheet to look into properties that could work for the communal or buying abroad together option. so I was looking for a list of things I would need to consider when buying a property/land in this manner.

You are only showing people you are childish and barbaric.I am against DMM and lists, with a passion, but I try to educate people so they see what I see.

The worst thing you can IMO do is to buy an odd listing nobody wanted, just because your numbers said so.

I know this is probably a long shot, and not as advantageous for the seller as $325K cash up front, but I should have mentioned the seller had it listed for $325K for 4 months, no offers, dropped it to $315K, got a couple of calls, but no offers, then has had it off the market for 3 months and wants to relist it in March if I don't buy it.Since this seems VERY overv-priced based on recent sales, I'm trying to figure out an option that might work for the seller, but we might just be too far off.Any suggestions on how that could be done?

Hi Noah, could you tell me if you use digital guidebooks for the listings you host?  

There is also a "Build your team" drop down above that lists Tax pros associated with BiggerPockets. 

Once you find a deal and have the numbers to back you up, you can  get an investor list emailed to you by a broker.