Lastly - why?

It’s been pretty competitive here (partly bc we’ve gotten some BP nods over the last year) but I’ve definitely noticed a drop in offers and competition.

Consider the "2 of the last 5 year rule" to avoid capital gains. 

Since I've owned just a few days over a year, I'm not a happy camper and have no doubt they knew this was going to happen when they took my money last November. 

I have made some promising contacts since posting my last couple posts.

This is the third time in the last few years that this has been presented to CA voters.  

@Christopher MorrisTo add to what @James Hamling said, it also depends how much you need every last $ of income, how much more money you can make doing something else (W-2), or how much you value your time. 

The other thing could be tracking what you have had come up on the last 5-10 projects after closing, i.e. the water heater was at the end of life when we bought the last 6 out of the last 10 properties.

Good Morning BP,I bought my first house last year in Suffolk, Virginia just to get started in the real estate game.

well as I posted last week Oregon is now going to require wholesalers to be licensed they have carved out a special license for this activity.. those wishing to continue to wholesale will need to do full criminal and get a bond.. some will not qualify as they have bad backgrounds or crappy credit.