But hunting for deals in the retail pond will provide less than desired results...unless of course the investor wants to pay near retail and bank on appreciate...which of course is fool's gold. 

They don't want to deal with renters or management companies, they treat these investment same as gold. 

. : I invested in to my own installation last year in June.It felt like the new gold rush.There are TONS of companies on the market because of the 30% tax incentives + subsidies.They show you nice graphs with high IRR (min 10%) with inflated estimated power output and are making crazy margins thanks to the subsidies from the local utilities.Make sure to challenge their assumptions and have them compete against each other to get the best price as possible.

As far as finding the property, a good realtor is worth their weight in gold!

Or if it’s in a good SF location, a solid SFH is like gold in the city, as so few go to market each year, and very few get built). 

Just look at advertisements to buy gold, do they shout about commissions from the rooftops?

lol the one (joke) that was left there is gold, anyway :) i've posted after several dirty bastards before, but nothing out of the ordinary. 

@Skyler Mckinney REI SKIP, Been Verified, TLO(difficult to get but a gold mine) just to name a few. 

My policy is to treat my good tenants like gold.

Always paid rent on time, never complained, took great care of the house and yard -- They were landlord gold for me.