The market matured and margins compressed.

The majority of wholesalers are no good, and even with the MLS, it is difficult to come across a property with an appealing profit margin.

(If lets say you would buy a property with the negative cash flow but you dont worry about the cash flow, because you will be flipping the property, what margin would you need in order to buy it if you know you cant rent it out as a back out strategy)...Thank you!

If you're considering flips, South Atlanta might present a tighter profit margin due to its current market dynamics.

I'm noticing that with interest rates being at 7% the margin for profit is slim on most if not all properties.

However, there are creative ways to increase margins such as building ADUs ground up or converting garages into ADUs.

Highest profit margins, just need to be flexible enough to take on the task of moving around. 

As for the $10k margin thing, to me, that does speak of credibility.

Margins collide, it's part of business.

My takes are this.Speed/enough margin in the deal/looking to buy and hold: Hard Money all the way throughMaximizing profitability assuming you are going to sell: Hard Money to purchase, 0% interest/HELOC to fund rehabHope this helps!