People find the best schools and look for houses around that school.You should start with the state and then drill down.

Pick a place where lots of people want to rent, the houses are cheap, and there's a chance for growth.

If you want to find people who will try to help you lose your money, telling them how much money you have and where you will be is a good way to start.You are limiting yourself way too much by focusing on LA, but with $2 million to burn you could likely find some good cash flow if you are paying cash, but you don't sound like the management type just from this.

I was hoping to see what other people have found success doing who are in the same situation, as from what I'm reading, there can be few different ways to handle it.

Hi everyone, I've been doing some research on people finding/reverse phone number websites and it seems that White Pages has the best reviews.

These are all public record and you can find the builder who will lead you to the developer if they are different people.

Lots to consider here but most important is finding the right team of people to help with this. 

Most people resonate with that and I eventually get the listing.  80% of the leads turn into listing eventually. 

A lot of people put more down but end up with a higher rate.

@Maricela Alonso there's plenty of successful people and companies doing wholesaling here in NJ.I'm also a buyer 👍