When you have an idea of the bulls eye you are aiming for it's much easier to hit.

In general for remote flipping, my GCs manage the progress of the work, and the local realtor is my eyes and ears and I pay them for their time. 

I have my eye on one particular REO property but there are many in the ways of vacant/abandoned yet gorgeous homes.

Be the eyes and ears for investors.

It's eye opening to see how much money is out there when a good deal comes available.

You don't mention any goals or plans for the money, so I have to assume you're just googly-eyed over the idea of selling a property for more than $1 million and rolling naked in a pile of $20 bills - at least mentally - while you figure out what to do next. 

When you can look through the eyes of a tenants, maybe you can find things that apply to your property that make it less attractive than you think.

The NAHB’s Eye on Housing says the prices of goods used in residential construction (excluding energy) rose 1.6% in February, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In Kiyosaki's eyes, a rich person can be very "poor" by never escaping the 9-5 grind.I quoted the book because it is mentioned within BiggerPockets podcasts as an all-time favorite and a big reason why many successful investors have found an escape into real estate.

I started here because I was here and it was comforting to put eyes on the project, and meet the team face-to-face often.