In my area there are numerous people making housing...but no one is thinking bigger than they have to.

@Barry L HohstadtBarry I live in a small town vacation destination at one of the entrances to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (the most visited national park in the country).  

I have had numerous showings, lowered the price, listed with my agent on MLS, craigslist, zillow ect.

Not only did my article cover it in specifics for Wholesaling; but the National Association of Realtors® did write a very good article on the issue of Investing for Realtors®.Anyway, thanks for asking that great question!  

That evening I received numerous text messages, with a report of the temperature every hour. 

The global financial crisis has hit the native property market quite differently than the holiday home market which dominates the costal regions.If you want proper analysis you need to look at local publications, English language versions will be very Costa-sentric and will provide a pretty narrow view, 50% of the property in Spain is bought and sold by Spaniards but foreigners of various nationalities all profess to be experts in the country as a whole.

Housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal by federal law (HUD Discrimination).

There are developers there that have rental guarentees for 10 years backed by national bank.

This topic has been covered on numerous threads.The serious pre-foreclosure and short sale investors/agents tend to purchase pre-nod/NOD lists from list brokers.

As far as a broker who has properties and alternative real estate investments @Leslie Pappasis one such and they typically are not regionalized.If you are looking for a qualified intermediary to perform a 1031 exchange for you than any national QI with a good track record can help you out.