Partner with others to make your capital stronger to buy a flip and cash out with more than you started with. 

If you get a handyman to work by the hour, be cheaper, he might end up with mortar that is stronger than the brick.

Knowing what to do once you find those people is only half the battle, if you are an agent but can't find the people that need your help, all the knowledge in the world will not make you any money.If you are committed and understand what it takes to succeed in this business, then it is a GREAT time to get into real estate as an agent because you will learn how to work hard when it is harder out there and you will grow as an agent and as business ramps up and other agents get weeded out, you will find yourself doing more and more business and with some background in flipping already, you will have a much stronger pulse on how your local market is, giving you more confidence on the flipping end.

This does not include added value appreciation from the renovations and natural rental growth from stronger demand for 3bed/2bath units.  

I focus my business on door knocking, cold calling, and my sphere, with the intent of purchasing physically distressed property when I am in a stronger capital position. 

This even applies to vacation rentals; we discovered that marketing a duplex with a shared common area to one party - versus two guests - commanded more rent and the demand was even stronger.2. 

The migration from these rural communities will only get stronger. 

In those areas you can spike rents and in a few years be cashflowing better along with having stronger resale value. 

Just meeting with other people with the same mindset will help you excel so much faster, and you might be able to build a stronger relationship in person. 

While tech heavy areas which saw a stronger run up the last 2 years such as Denver fell 2% month over month and San Francisco a whopping 2.9% decline month over month.