Should I pick up one of these properties if the numbers make sense now or just wait to see if the market will go down in the next 1-3 years?

As an investor that is scaling do you really want to be making trips to HD and Lowes to pick up stuff when you could be finding your next great deal?  

Do you have any insights or processes for how you pick a city?

@Christopher Brown things to offer would be... leads, training, experience, admin(our admin can make offers, check emails, handles paperwork, handles CRM, shows up at inspections, schedules listing photos, drops and picks up sings, etc), support, help with showings, marketing help, a game plan for an agent to get deals, scripts, etc.

They picked a bid ending date of 7/5, a national holiday, which was preceded by an intense weeklong heatwave.

Don't know whether my own best advice is to pick a topic and stick to it or master as much as I can.

I believe it will be pretty bad for a while as the trades here are all slammed and can pick and choose the jobs they take.

I'd start by picking a market and then looking for recommendations/referrals on here.

2-4 great go getter real estate agents1-2 wholesalers and get on their list.attend those reia meetings in your area and ask a lot of question.Buy the shakers lunch or dinner and pick their brains.starters!

As for section 8, when the government picks up the tab you know the checks are always going to come in but on the flip side of that coin - when people are not paying their own bills, it is typical that they take less pride in where they are living.