It's a good idea to get more familiar with entities.

Anyone familiar with Portland knows that the water/sewer system is a mess, and we just received our first water/sewer bill, which was quite large, to say the least. 

With that said, I'm not familiar with the Buffalo area.

We are in the same state and I am very familiar with the landlord-tenant laws here.

I found a broker that goes to distressed properties on auction lost and asked to buy it and then wholesales it, is anyone familiar with this method or have advice on how to make money with these deals.

@Matthew Lobacz  You approach is a good idea however I highly recommend once you being your search you have someone with you that is familiar with the city.

I actually went to school at Stetson so I'm pretty familiar with Deland. 

This is why we strongly suggest that he get an attorney in the state where the property is located, and one who is familiar with private lending. 

You should be familiar with Fair Housing, Landlord Tenant Laws, and how to effectively perform a lease-walk (i.e. showing).

I'm not very familiar with these areas, but it seems the rents looks pretty decent and there appear to be some homes for sale where the numbers could add up.