Honestly, if I only had $50,000 today to work with, I'd be looking for a fix/flip opportunity to grow the funds more quickly to allow me to get into a larger commercial deal sooner than later.

Lots and lots of variables here, but more expensive properties tend to be larger and have better quality finishes.

Don't forget to loose sight of what you are actively doing and the task at home.

One check by accident is one thing, but writing multiple checks when you know there is no money to cover it is fraud.Florida skimming law:https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/697.08FBI mortgage fraud:https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime/mortgage-fraudI am not saying that everyone would be caught or prosecuted for this, but a scheme with multiple properties and larger sums of money is exactly the kind of thing that gets prosecuted.Very often in these type of schemes, people are not claiming the income on taxes, so that introduces federal tax evasion into the mix. 

This is largely so that they can ensure life safety measures are being satisfied in these larger buildings. 

@Kalen Jordan first one to me looks like a C neighborhood.Easiest way to tell is take the street the property is on, and look at the addresses on the task assessor website.

Groves is a good solid rental area and is rising with the tide of that larger surrounding cities.

What apps or resources are other investors/wholesalers utilizing to save time and make their tasks/processes more efficient?

If so, you open yourself up to a larger pool of candidates.

Also getting to your point about looking for brokers that has no desk fees, all of the larger national brokers will have desk fees to some degree, the only brokers I know of that might not charge a monthly fee is some smaller local ones.