I am active duty and currently stationed in Jacksonville NC.

I'm actively looking for PM in Cincinnati area.

Your best bet is to get the rec from an investor-friendly agent who also flips (but be very careful with this, so many fakers) or an investor.

Absolutely no screening activity involved whatsoever other than these non-fair housing related mentions. 

So i am not currently actively seeking brrrr opportunities (but if one fell into my lap, i would no complain).Likely the most sure value add in So Cal at this point are lot splits.  

Those agents have their ego at the expense of the relationship, and there are such agents actively participating in this thread.

In both my seller financed deals the primary bank I was betting on backed out.

As those prices fluctuate, there is a builders somewhere putting his feet up waiting to see a market turn more active because the last thing he wants to do is start paying crews to build houses, that could drop in value while he's halfway through the build process and losing equity halfway into the project.

It's a very local question based on the comps and active/recently sold inventory inside the community.

I currently live and invest in the area and know my market but many of out of state investors get taken advantage of if there don't play an active role Detroit.