Also, I do not know the market well above $250k retail and am watching areas that typically retail $200k and under.

Are you saying watching you rehab/flip a house is like watching you play cards?

If you watch news articles (setup a news alert using google alerts) relating to hedge funds / private equity you can quickly Blackstone etc.

Watch contractors and put them on a schedule, mine dragged it out far too long into the holiday season, who buys houses when they have to pay for Santa Claus?

I watched all of his free stuff and tried very hard to do a “safety net” deal (calling people who have for rent, getting an assignable lease option, assigning it for a fee to a buyer).

MAREIA is good for face to face discussions - went to a deal connection meeting last week - didn't have a deal but learned so much from watching those that did have it completely dissected and analyzed.

I WANT ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT THIS FORUM TO GO WATCH THIS VIDEO.

Here you go:http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?

There are some areas to watch out for because some of Cleveland's suburbs are not investor friendly, but that's a side conversation if you ever want to get into that market.

Consequently, you should be able to find someone to help you watch for and secure homes that may be marketed at the wholesale level.