It's actually the safest possible situation for an inexperienced homeowner. 

Unfortunately most have made lifestyle changes relying on checks that will never be cashed but can't fault the inexperienced investors with the amount of materials online, social media etc. where coaches, mentors and gurus share the ease in which they generated massive wealth in these neighborhoods.

It can't be helped because you have ethical and non ethical people in every field.What I have found lately is inexperienced wholesalers lying to Realtors as if they are buyers.

Everything still looks good.Zinus Green Tea mattresses are excellent.

I am quite new and inexperienced when it comes to this type of investing and so I am trying to find my niche. 

Spill the tea!

Truth is, for someone young, and inexperienced going at this for the first time, the chances of you falling into a trap are very high. 

Typically 25-20% down if you are inexperienced. 

But, they all started inexperienced.

Inexperienced rehabber may be challenged to hit $80k.