Can you wholesale a deal that is active with a real estate agent?

Just make sure you understand how to underwrite a property or partner with a Hard Money lender that can manage the process for you. 

It is difficult to give you sound advice without knowing much about you.  

If I were you I’d look for a subset of a more expensive market.

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But Scott is doing something other than what you do, which is seller financing owner occupied homes.

But we also added lease options to our model which attracted a better tenant and lessened the the amount of work that it took to manage the lease option properties.So I would encourage you consider investing in your own back yard before going out of state, especially if you live in North Carolina. 

I don't know about you, but I'm really excited about 2025.

Your other levers are revenue (which as you mentioned is capped) and expenses (which congrats to you are low).

Quote from @Mike Klarman: Virginia, I would love to hear about a deal or two that you funded.