Is Wholesaling Still Viable?

[Vincent D.]

I've been a fix-and-hold guy for a few years now, exclusively, and haven't flipped anything (contracts or properties) for at least that long now.

In considering re-entering the w/s niche, I wonder, not rhetorically, if it is nearly impossible now to find deals that buyers can't equal with a generic mls search for bank-owned inventory. Further, is the investor-buyer volume substantial enough that wholesaling has viable exit/profit? I ask these questions sincerely, unsure of the current viability of getting in and out of a deal expediently and profitably!

Thx much for the feedback folks!