Take a look at your competition as well as the days on market for your area.

She's probably your competition!

The BEST applicant I had and my building is pretty darn nice and priced very competitively.

Do that by seeking out the advice of people here on BP and taking advantage of the resources on the site.

While this person may only be a tire kicker or some of your competition trying to find out about you, the experience of asking your questions and starting to develop a buyers list will pay dividends in the future.

With that being said, I was wondering how I can take advantage of some of those deals without personally interacting with the owners themselves.

Wholesalers, ideally, are helping people who are having trouble selling, not taking advantage.

Jon Klaus,I'd rather make the dollar and pay the tax than lower my returns as a percentage; however, there are various strategies that can be used.Depreciation and cost segregation are great; however, you might want to consider the advantages of a non-profit to fund a pension for you, othe corporations, family partnerships, etc.

I believe getting licensed can provide some nice advantages with very few disadvantages.

My main focus is now on creating competitive advantages, becoming more efficient, expanding to other states, and working on big pictures goals for my company.