Do you have a target area identified?

My loan officer notified me that the second AMC has identified an appraiser who is willing.

I've also found few closer to center of town with 2-3 being near power (hard to identify with Google Earth) and there are other developments nearby and another 2 on the other side of town - one with electricity right at the lot level on the road (but it seems that lot has a lot of junk on the property from previous owner) and another lot on the same road has power 2 lots away and the lot is clear. 

What Google adwords Keywords work best for identifying motivated sellers? 

I wish there were reputable BRRRRKeys out there who could help identify a house, let the investor pay for the reno while the brrrr key oversees the project, and then manages moving forward.

Coach Carson is also a great REI podcast to check out; Chad Carson has been on the BP REI and Money podcasts as well.I would highly recommend spending time crunching numbers and really identifying the market you are looking in. 

You may qualify for grants or other special programs that are only available to first time buyers.If you haven't already, start a pre-approval with a good lender so they can see your credit report and help you identify ways to improve your score over the next year.

Endeavor to develop a holistic view of the area.It can be overwhelming but one thing that would likely help you is to find a local investor-friendly agent to help you identify target farm areas.

We identified the sellers needs (tired landlord) and discovered the sellers goals in order to negotiate a win-win scenario.

The catch of the 1031 is identifying properties in a short window (usually 90days or less).