The shotgun method of getting 50 houses under contract just seemed like a great way to lose money, but I haven't tried it, so I don't have the authority to judge. 

@Gary Dale McKee is there a reason why you want to use "creative" financing over the tried and true methods?  

I paid for results , not methods 

Greater to understand about their rent placing and series method how they will obtain from the tenant and handover for your requirements the rent amount.

It seems like a lot of work to me so I'm surprised so many people start here, but everyone is diff for sure =) I think wholesaling might contribute a bit to the bad rap that real estate investing gets, of all the methods of investing, it seems to be the grayest. 

This methods gets all units quickly to market without vacancies.

Do you have any tricks or preferred methods for assessing an available buyer pool.My ulterior motive for asking is there's a sweet deal in Stone Mountain for $85k with a slightly-more-than-cosmetic rehab needs in a upper-middle class pocket where the surrounding houses are in the $150-$160k range.

Sometimes that means communicating directly with the owners, it might mean a broker connects people without listing, and a whole host of other methods, most that occur by knowing people. 

They all circle around each other in numerous ways.  

I then use the lease sandwhich method to rent it out, pay for my expenses, and earn some rental income.