Even if I could refi my own home, the next house I buy would not be the next "deal" per se, but rather a home for me to live in.  

I’ve considered Midwest, the MidSouth or SE US, but it’s tough to know every region’s potential.  

Per se.

Hi, I'm a licensed Realtor/Builder in SE Michigan. 

Hi @Carmen Ruiz I’ve attended and liked Black Diamond REI in Mass. but it’s not exactly the Methuen area per se.

Remember REI isn't really passive per se it will be a ton of work but you sound like you're game.

they are looking for the seller that has some sort of motivation.1. burnt out landlord2. inherited a mess3. financial distress4. just plain weird and afraid of RE agents.these folks are not looking to do business with buy and hold investors on BP per se  unless they want them for THEIR buyers list.. although with all the how to training that goes on .. and the miss information / Fake news that wholesaling is the quickest way to build capital when you have no capital.. you have thousands upon thousands of folks giving it try and following the recipe they learn at these seminars or in the webinar they watched etc. 

Hi @David Braut, the problem here isn’t the size of the town per se.

I have been reading a few posts on BP forums (that are 3-5 years old) about self-employment taxes which state that if your average stay is less than seven days then you need to pay SE taxes, no questions asked.

But that said, keep in mind that investing in real estate is only partly investing in a location and an asset per se, and is largely about running your own business... the results you will experience will stem more from how you run your business than anything else in most cases... so get scrappy and become your own expert, and DEFINITELY be careful about whose advice you trust, especially if the advice-giver stands to make a buck off of you!