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New St. Louis investor
Hello all, I've been working on finding my first wholesale deal in St. Louis/Madison county IL, and I'm having trouble finding good deals. Every FSBO post I see seems to be properties someone already has under contract. I don't have too much money to invest at the moment so I'm looking to close a couple deals to raise some capital.
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Hey Kaleb. I'm in the same boat you are, in the process of trying to purchase my first investment property. It seems that competition these days is very strong, so it will be challenging to get in as a newbie. Good luck, and I hope you find success.