I think the whole process of reaching out to players in real estate, experiencing the process, and getting the first piece of property will make it so much easier going further. 

Now the town is stuck with them like an online retailer that went all in on DVD players and corded headphones when everything has now gone to streaming and Bluetooth...  

Memphis is dominated by single family homes and larger multi family complexes.

Patch of Land - Hard money lender syndicated dealsI investigated over 23 platforms over the last 2 months and those are the dominant ones I have found.

Stay out of the bad areas of Detroit but investigate the up and coming areas where good deals are still to be found but there is also a large upside potential because of what bigger players are doing.

I see a lot of folks that are wanna be's, but all of the real players that I know are still the only real big fish in the pond.

My wife and I are former college athletes and are now coaches, we see "Analysis Paralysis" all the time in games when players over think what they've spent years learning and practicing, you've got to shoot your shot!

As a wholesaler, you would never get an inspection with my REI, as that is provided only to offers submitted with POF and Load PreApproval letters PRECISELY to avoid every Tom, Dick and Harry from disturbing the tenants and wasting my time as well.Real data and inspections belong to real players, not speculators IMO.That's part of the game when you choose wholesaling.

I suggest these presets:-SFRs,Duplexes, Triplexes-Last market sale date: Last 3-4 months-Equity range: 100-100%-Absentee owned: yes (may limit records but this is a FOR SURE investor)EXTRA TIP:If you have enough records to play with, and want to get the REAL players, use the criteria above and add OUT-OF-STATE owned.Hope that helps!

They may have not been worth $1500, but I did find a substantial value in the exercise of researching my market and who the players are.