Either type's have products to the job. 

Too much competition in the area from new product, owner is a tired landlord who has mismanaged, has the area changed to more commercial or mainly single family houses in nature?

Because now there is a major defect discovered, they are supposed to disclose that if this property goes back on the mls.

Wholesaling is enough of a juggling act when the title is completely free and clear, and you may have a hard time finding a buyer quickly and assigning the contract when there are known title defects.

Fortunately, I do have some cool excel skills and products that I believe can benefit any REI.Currently, working on my TX real estate license and completing the course.  

More recently I've led Product at the 2nd largest privately held real estate auction marketplace in the US (yep..behind Ten-X, ahem..I mean far behind in terms of inventory).My goals as an investor is to get a return higher than 10% on my invested capital by flipping properties with a low appetite for risk.

@James BaileyUse a product called Ditra.

I see them on Craigslist for what looks to be refurbished products but there are only a handful of mixed reviews.

Whether you imbibe or not, it's pretty cool to walk into a shop and see for legal sale a product that will get you arrested in a less progressive state. 

There are several carriers which have designed their products and programs to alleviate this difficulty.