I highly recommend LIA (Landinvestor.co).

Most people that have been in school as long a you have develop high standards for themselves and others. 

I would highly recommend talking to Jeff Weller at Coast 2 Coast and Fernando Corona both are also PadSplit hosts but we're some of the first expert lenders .

A lot of research and studies have come out around high paying jobs make large impacts. 

I would target high lien to value properties in class C/D areas that are owned by an LLC.The supreme court case Tyler v.

I have sold in California, took the cash and moved out of state (to Indiana) and highly regretted it - I didn't have a real estate investor mindset then.

Buy low sell high..

I can say in Detroit the wholesaler your talking to has most likely found that deal from 2-3 other wholesalers, they literally have to payout 2 - 3 other parties to get the deal and this is what the fees are high and the deal makes no sense.

I'm in New York but the prices (at least downstate) are much too high for me to make my first deal so looking more upstate and out of state. 

I'd keep 70% as a base and shoot for 90%+ on the high end.I think I'd be pretty happy with 90%.