Like @Sean Ploskina said, don't get frustrated or impatient...the right deal(s) will come in due time.  

Study traffic counts and state DOT road projects.

Affordable homes are a 2 hour drive away during traffic.

thats the only advice that i can give.As an agent who has quite a fw short sale listings all i can say is that the agent wants to close that deal probably more than you want to by the house ,, so if you arent getting a response it is because the agent isnt getting an answer from the lender...i have had offers come in and it has taken up to 9 weeks to get an answer ..now as this market continues to do what it is doing the lenders are speeding it up.my best advice is dont take your self out of the deal with your own timelines and when you talk to the agent find out what other offers are in to make sure that you have the stronest offer....and if you are not thats okay make sure the offer your making makes sense for what you are trying to do .because alot of times just like your doing the offer ahead of you will cancell because they are getting impatient and weakest offer that came hrough ends up being the one that gets the home....and as a guy who gets about 50 phone calls a day from agents and buyers alike wanting to know what te staus is on there short sale or reo offer...AS SOON A "WE" THE AGENT REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY HAS ANY SORT OF ANSWER FROM THE BANK THE FIRST THING WE DO IS CALL YOU..so be patient and realize the agent as hard as you push them and give them deadlines and vent all your frustrations,,are just as frustrated as you and want to close as fast as possible.

I hope to start virtual wholesaling and want traffic to have a digital option.  

You want to be where the growth is going, the traffic counts are going to increase, and in the good school districts.  

Traffic patterns are typical for military bases.

But this city has grown tremendously, way too many people and too much traffic for us.

As far as I know, they are the only ones qualified to do all the testing - soil, water, traffic, etc. - that is required. 

The areas we stayed at in Santa Fe NM, Branson MO, Nashville TN, Gatlinburg TN, Charleston SC, Inlet Beach FLall were packed, restaurants were busy, traffic was heavy and beaches were filled with frolicking familes.Now, I can't speak for where we didn't go, crime infested Seattle WA, crime infested San Francisco CA, Memphis, St Louis, Chicago, New Orleans LA, Atlanta GA, you know, the usual hell holes.STRs good in nice places, STRs not good in crime infested places.