In a metro area like the suburbs of New York, there are numerous families that aren't in a position to own yet, or aren't looking to buy and commit to an unfamiliar area without experiencing it.

Much like I would use census data, economic data and property data from a variety of sources to evaluate a city and neighborhood as potential areas to buy investment property. 

The Dallas-Fort Worth area seems to have a nice variety of properties to invest in and housing seems to be relatively cheap too.

I've tried wholesaling, seller financing, and variety of other investing tactics.  

I have read many, many quality and experienced posts here on BP and am enjoying the variety of topics, and learning new things.My goals are to establish quality connections and build trusted relationships with real estate investors who have properties available for purchase, or need investment properties "off market" (which is where I feel I add value), or who require  financing on their projects, which I absolutely loved doing when I was a CRE Loan Officer.

@Bob MaleckiI don't have any to post and the issues could be numerous depending on setup and asset.

For very passive investors, the same could be achieved using a variety of passive vehicles ranging from REITs to real estate crowdfundng investments, albeit at likely lower returns.

I've done numerous deals in the past with this individual.

It is a college town, with the house being located within walking distance of the college, the hospital, downtown shopping and entertainment, numerous churches, a farmer's market, and two elementary schools. 

With that said, I really just prefer whichever method gets us the owner's money on time and without hassle to either party, which is why we have a relatively large variety in our accepted forms of payment.