If the data looks positive for a market, big or small, your next step is exploring the city and meeting contacts that you may use in that city. 

That is where I live/work and I make regular weekly trips to downtown Portland to meet up with friends socially.

The only way I'm wholesaling something is if it requires financing I don't have, it's logistically too difficult for me to rent or flip, or it's not a good enough deal to meet my requirements.

@Karen Rittenhouse, Yes calling Craigslist is a great way to meet Wholesalers, LOLIt is so rare that when I call Craigslist listings that I actually get a REAL homeowner. 

Thank you guys and look forward to learning more and hopefully meeting new people on my journey.Enrique

I am going to set up a meeting with him to discuss a possible sale of one complex.What are some questions that i need to cover in this meeting that will direct me on the right path to possibly purchasing my first investment rental property?

I am really looking forward to meeting and discussing this with you! 

I've been listening to plenty of Bigger Pockets podcast and reading a lot of real estate books, all of which have stated or written, "attend REIA meetings or become active in your local REIA".  

I mean that especially in the beginning you have a lot of legwork to do and a lot of people to meet and talk with. 

Property investors meet many facets of the housing industry, including: Real estate agentsProperty managersMortgage brokersAttorneysAccountantsContractorsHome inspectorsYou never know where the next lead could come from, so get out and meet as many people as you can.