If you want to master these 2, study these 2, wholesaling is simply when you apply these skill to real estate for the purpose of "horse trading".

It's and easy monolithic metric to compare your apple to my horse.  

geographic areas that are picking up in Trenton NJ:Downtown: The city building area - not much properties for sale there.Hiltonia: Home owner area, is quiet and the prices are much higher than in the entire city, it looks more like Ewing then like Trenton, mostly home owners not much rentals there.Chambersburg: considered as A well growing area but prices are rising as the competition grows.West end: You can get a better deal not paying that much, Riverside Ave (next to the Delaware river) is picking up between home owners.North Trenton: such as Vine St, Race St (off MLK), or Poplar St Oak St (off N Clinton) are picking up as well.

Also Worc multis tend to still have knob and tube electrical, horse hair walls and lead plumbing.

My ticket out of the rat race is passive income from real estate - once my passive income can cover my expenses, work is optional.

It's like saying I've never owned or driven a car, but I'm going to go build a lambo and become a race car driver because I sell cars at a dealership.

This would allow you to break into the market with someone that has experience they may be able to introduce you to their hard money lender and then you can be off to the races on your own.

Asbestos and horse hair used to be put into plaster to stop it from cracking.Dealing with asbestos is much worse that dealing with mold.

We want REI to be our way out of the rat race Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Whatever you decide, it's very important to apply the rule to everyone in the building -- if it's a building or if you own a row of properties -- to avoid any discrimination claims.You are making your decision on the basis of the pet but if anyone thinks that you discriminated against them because of their race, creed, color, etc and are just using the pet as a pretense to get rid of them, you'll have a hard time proving your intent when you didn't change the rules for everyone.