But, the profit margins look to be eye-popping, sometimes on the order of 10X or better.

Your best route might be to buy a 2 to 4 unit property that you can live in and rent out the additional apartments.

I was talking to a RE friend.He said it's a bad time to buy* rates are high* homes are expensive in most marketsLooking to hear some counterpoints. 

Quote from @John Friendas: There's a house I'm considering buying with a business partner as an investment rental.

I imagine people who've had 2nd or 3rd houses in hollywood hills are not interested in rebuilding or doing the work.  How do I go about finding those who'd rather just collect the insurance money then sell it off at a...

@Dennis Bragg, how did you factor improvements and market appreciation into the buy-back price?

For wholesalers: How are you adapting to buyer preferences or creating irresistible deals despite tighter margins?

We purchased this buy and hold historic duplex which faces William Land Park in Sacramento.

Congratulationswhat you’ve found that both the INVESTMENT side of real estate, and theBUSINESS side are very competitive; therefore profit margins are compressed, so those “home runs” people like to bragg about are actually quite rare.  

The Latest OTM episode calls out some markets that I've been hearing about for a while, ie Dallas, but one specifically that caught my ear....
@Shyd Coloma the word might be out on Oxnard!  I do generally agree with ...