I hope to develop a tract of land and call it quits from Real Estate and sail off into the sunset with my Family.

Really the easiest method of finding properties for flips is identifying what locations sell on the MLS with a large price spread between a rehabbed home and a non rehabbed home...and Ive give you a few good locations on that.

I began by lending to people who were developing or rehabbing.

You have to develop relationships so you can create and add to your buyers list.

In the quest of doing your research, you may identify some investors who are getting some sweet deals that never hit the market.  

I have already identified areas where the expenses can be cut back a few grand a month and the rents are definitely below market value, but I want to buy based off the current operations.Any Cincinnati or Ohio investors have any advice on this deal?

A close friend was starting in Real Estate so we connected and here I am 2 years later in the business development role for Bolthouse Homes.

I have a natural draw towards the "flipping" sector, as my background tends to lead me in that direction, but at this point only consider this as a secondary form of investment, wanting to invest the majority of my time and money into buy and hold properties.My short-term goal would be to flip a few homes to help develop substantial capital to purchase my first multifamily property (triplex/quadplex), in which I would like to live/rent/self manage.

The development of the Pyramid into Bass Pro, development of Overton Square and Crosstown is a game changer for that area.  

There has been a lot of economical development by the city there to bring in business/blue collar jobs.