From there... world domination! 

Just be a domineer and that should eventually pay off. 

Last 5 years I've been a professional online poker player, and still am.

I think the best thing you can do is begin networking, going to meetups, joining FB groups, etc so you can get more exposure to players in this market and have a better funnel for deals.  

I know I tend to simplify things.. but if I looked at it this way.I bought a home in twin cities for basically the same down payment as one in a cash flow market if that's possible I don't know if it is .. maybe you need a little more kish in Twin Cities.but everything being equal.. lets say you feed it 100 a month after all cost and cap ex etc.the other cash flow makes 100 a month.. lets say in a 10 year run your 100k cash flow home in Twin cities goes up to 150k  ( could easily happen right)so lets say you lost 12,000 so now your in it before tax write offs  112k  minus sales costs of 10k you have a net gain or IRR of 28k.Now lets say you buy a 100k home in a non appreciating market and make 12k over the same run.so now your in it 88k  lets say you sell it for 110k it went up a little bit which is probable but if its in a renter dominated market exit will be kind of tough.minus 8k in selling costs and your at 102k and or about 14k IRR.... so I know this is simple math but I put this out there for those that live in markets that may just break even or you have to feed a little and to run the math.. all is not lost if you don't make cash flow day one.If your in a market that in your educated guess is not going to rise.. then of course there is NO reason to buy rentals unless you make monthly money.. but if its ease of owning having your tenant pay off your houses as a worse case investment that's not the end of the world either.. so some things to think about other than lamenting I can't buy a deal and never do anything.

I look at BP and the forums as tools and resources in the same way a baseball player looks at a baseball bat and glove.

@Dominic Dilello - The Michael Blank SDA is good.  

Issues arise mostly at the time of purchase as we are juggling several players at the same time like HML, home inspection issues and the sellers etc.   

Most importantly you need to convey confidence and assurance you are a player and not just wasting their time.

Much of the real innovation in this area is being led by consumer technology and the traditional players have been slow to adopt for many reasons.