Finally my third piece of advice for getting started on wholesaling would be to meet cash buyers like myself and add them to a list of cash buyers.

Quote from @Jamie Parker: Quote from @Luka Milicevic: Quote from @Jamie Parker: Everyone gave great advise, I would not use 70% when you start to get to the granular numbers.

Congrats on getting started!

Quote from @Surya S Kumaresan: Hello Folks,Hope 2025 is off to a great start for you all!

And I understand that there is a person here on BP that started a meetup for St Joe, but I have not seen them posting it lately..

I would find some motivation seeing how long it takes to stabilize a portfolio and start to see the profit.

This chart I thinks shows it best, inventory does increase over last summer/fall though still well below historic norms, but it actually starts coming down over the winter. 

Hi Joshua, the amount of down payment also changes with the cost of the property, so starting with a less expensive property may be smart (for multiple reasons).

Quote from @Alex Spivey: I want to start renting as soon as I can so does anyone have adviceYou want to find a place to rent and occupy, or you want to buy an investment that you can rent to others?

I am just starting out and have 1 STR.Would love hear the pros/cons that you took into consideration when deciding how you want to manage your STR.