Quote from @Chinelo Ononye: Hello, I am Chinelo Ononye born and raised in Atlanta, my home is Chicago but planning my move to Dallas. 

Since I was born and raised in Phoenix, I figured I'd start there. 

You can also add a second lint trap.

I’m personally in the Cincinnati area, born in Dayton, but do not invest there at the moment.I’ve heard solid feedback and experiences from Bridgestream Property Management.I hope this helps in your management search

Suckers are born every day. 

Requiring a real estate license can potentially be a “trap” for wholesaling, as real estate licensees may in in violation of their code of conduct by way of their wholesaling activities.  

This is more common that you might think.They do not take into consideration the costs borne by the investor associated with the transaction such as: closing costs, carrying costs, finance costs, exit costs, etc.They are trying to hit a homerun on every deal and not leaving enough "meat on the bone" for the next person. 

I’m not opposed to putting more down to increase cash flow also (COC return suffers of course and there’s an opportunity cost to having that trapped equity but it can make sense in certain scenarios). 

Be careful and don't fall for the trap of believing if you can scrape together the down payment funds that's all you need.

I genuinely asked why you think not being born in the market you invest in would have any impact on success.THIRD: I didn’t realize your advice not to pursue it was because of his age.