If you do decide to invest far away from where you live below is a punch list you should keep in mind to lower your risks.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

I would like to zero in on a decent market and then reach out to agents, PM's, lenders, & contractors (core 4).

What are the core websites ?

There really isn't a compelling reason to research it much.

It's at the core of my investment strategy and as a heavy advocate of it spend each day talking to investors about the benefits and process involved.BTW -- If you have the right strategy you can achieve your "4 green houses, 1 red hotel" sooner than 10 years.Be sure to check out the Ultimate Beginners Guide as well as my 10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing.Continues success!

Since income is at the core of value, the price has to be a function of the income in some way.

My thoughts are that, unless there is a compelling reason (trigger) that requires the PR to act so quickly, such as a pending foreclosure sale, the attorney will at minimum advise the client to sit on their hands as for your offer, whether court approval is required or not.Here's a way to have some fun: ask the probate judge to hurry.

Also, you might want to come to the coree meetings (https://www.centralohioreia.com/). they have been having good seminars on wholesaling and rehabbing this summer and have some upcoming events that may benefit you.  

IE as you know I think your from LA or CA... people generally do not buy SFR's for rentals.. they buy duplex 4 plex small or large multi.there are of course good markets in EACH city and I would think sometimes that means suburbs not the inner city core.. if your talking inner city core then yes I agree it can be extremely dicy in all the inner city cores I have seen in those areas.. ( and what I mean is C and D class in inner city cores) not the regentrification areas..

Kevin first thing you would need to do is look at frequency of location.So based on population levels and demographic and median incomes for rural, suburban, and urban core businesses will space out stores accordingly.