Now, not so much unless you are buying at deep discount and are getting materials and labor much cheaper than normal.

North Texas is an optimal market for long-term growth, so unless you get a serious discount, I would go for a single-home over a duplex.

Now I was hooked and instantly my research led me to biggerpockets where it seemed like I listened to Brandon talk for months straight without ever turning off the podcast.

Hello Matthew, Feel free to read my reply to @Dan H. the rehab cost was set at 40k due to the significant discounted price of materials.

The literally single biggest mistake that people make is to buy a class D property, because it was cheap to begin with, 90+ days on market and they were able to negotiate a "discount" - ask them a year later how that worked out for them. 

Meaning, they are not willing to:- sell their property off market- go into contract with a wholesaler- sell their property for a discount (i.e. they want 'top dollar')In cases like these, an agent can still assist the homeowner by helping them sell the traditional way.That said, wholesaling can be lucrative so I echo the advice you've received here - get out there and speak to people in the industry who are willing to share helpful information.All the best!

While buying someone else's position at a potential discount is great, I would rank this endeavor as a magnitude of difference harder than making an initial investment.  

and as a seller I am not discounting the property it will screw up my comps.. so curious how you navigate that.Now I guess there could be the envelope with cash and a wink and a nod.. but most unsophisticated buyer sellers are going to have issues with that as it wont sound right ... ???

As far as jumping straight into apartments, this is where I have actually seen several doctors who I know personally fail (they got taken advantage of by their partners because they didn't have the time to be involved and supervise, or the knowledge they needed to avoid being ripped off). 

How are flippers purchasing items such as Tile, LVP, Windows, Doors and so on at an extreme discount?