It would be helpful to discuss your level of experience and build on that.If you know nothing about real estate, starting with the more risky or complicated methods of acquisition will be frustrating for you, at best.If starting, consider getting your TX agents license if for no other reason that to get a foundation of knowledge.

Buy and hold if that's what the OP wants to do which is the slow drip method unless you have a lot of capital... what's the difference if your making 250 a month positive or 150... its a whopping 1000 bucks a year.. how is that going to change your life. 

I hear some of the guru's speak about algorithms and various methods as a way of determining the best areas to market in ('best' meaning dollar wise), and that kind of stuff fascinates me, and I would love to know if there is a way for me to find this stuff out?

What's the preferred method to present wholesale deals to several cash rehabbers at the same time?

Just wondering about some alternative methods.

There is disagreement about the best method to proceed as a wholesaler but the safe bet seems to be getting licensed as an agent or doing a double close when wholesaling to avoid being in violation of Ohio laws.

Use a financing method that puts the property in your name @Don Griffith!  

You cannot beat that guy or his real estate agent.You must market for motivated sellers and attract unlisted properties where the owner sees the benefit of taking a cash offer rather than putting their house on the market, which could require them to make costly repairs with $ they don't have.I like 3 methods for reaching the off-market, motivated seller:1) Direct mail, to people WITH EQUITY, especially absentee owners2) AdWords (Google Search marketing)3) Outdoor (billboards, bandit signs, bus signage, etc. etc.)Click on my FACE in this post and watch the video in my user profile here on BP - it's called "The Search for Motivated Sellers".  ;-)  This is THE #1 CHALLENGE for all of us.  

We were pretty methodical after our very first home purchase and have purchased the last two with cash.

@Ray H. thanks a lot, I may be using one of the methods you suggested if either of these two properties I'm looking at checks out