Once I narrow it down, I will be able to contact the owners of those buildings.

One of the things we've talked about a lot recently with the members of the REIA around here is, if you limit yourself to one vertical and too narrow of a niche, you are going to miss out on being able to deploy capital and increase your assets.

I need as much money as I can get , to put towards a down payment, so I am trying to narrow it down, almost to the T , as far as how much of my current $8,000 in debt I need to go ahead and pay off, that will qualify me for the $80,000Thank you for the help everyone, really appreciate it

I would explore all of my options nearby, before narrowing in on LA.  

The problem is, I am having trouble narrowing down the particular part of DFW I want to concentrate my search.

Hey pal,1: Narrow it down, you want tips on market, house structure?

Just don't take a bad deal based on terms and don't have too narrow view of what your own finances can accomplish. 

I'm not even sure if I'm asking the right questions with this, but I've looked at a lot of different types of properties, and I'd like to form a better method of narrowing down the selection process.

After reading what all of you said, I've narrowed my market into two areas- One will either be long distance in Grand Rapids, MI (because that's a 2 hour drive from my home-town, and with the research I've done on the area it's very affordable and booming at the moment)... or my second one would be within a 45 minute drive or where I currently live (Oceanside, California (close to San Diego)).  

Narrow your selection down to the top 2-3 selections, and have the top 2 do a credit pull.