People listing a budget of 50k, 100k, 200k in NJ (never will happen).

There are lots of helpful people in this forum and LOTS of posts to scour.

Now, I’m ready and eager to meet new people and make the most of this incredible community.A little about me: I’m originally from Tulsa, OK, but relocated to Austin, TX, four years ago.

The area has certain advantages like shelter from regulation risk (pretty much as low as anywhere in the country if you buy in the approved STR tourist zones) and long term security (people aren't going to stop going to Orlando anytime soon). 

The 15-20 year run people had is gone, so be VERY careful with listening to some of these "real estate gurus." 7.

thats horrible, hopefully you can get some of the cash back. there are just horrible people in this world.

Quote from @Elias Halvorson: Aloha Diandre, You will get 100 people responding on here responding they can do it and their company focuses on it.

I like his points about building a “team” and not actually asking people to be “on my team”.

This is the fork where I'm not sure if I'd be good to get some CRE exp and invest in learning about how to review deals for the next 2-3 years, or focus on generating revenue for investment purposes and watch how things are done as a LP.My personality more aligns with networking, reaching out to people, connecting, navigating difficult situations and finding solutions that work.

Just know that it is a "no days off" kind of business and very mechanical.I would suggest documenting your process via video so that eventually you can bring people on to replace the different hats you will be wearing.Keep in mind of these 5 components of any wholesale business.lead generation, deal sourcing, underwriting, marketing, transaction coordination.