From the looks of your investments, you have made bad choices or overestimated the metrics so the issue is on the buy side, not the rent or sell side.You are off to a good start in acquiring, but you haven't met your own expectations on either deal which either means you are trusting the wrong people or overestimating your abilities this early.

Are there neighborhoods you wish wholesalers would focus on more for acquiring deals?

Our ultimate goal is to acquire properties to reach financial freedom within a decade of starting to invest.

Within a year my wife and I acquired four multi-families properties with a total of 20 units, and eventually another building to rent out (currently a bait and tackle shop) as well as an Ice House.

I like leverage to acquire a property, however I don't keep it for long.

This will be my 1st time acquiring a property through Subject to.

Also, all of my current 18 rentals have had an extensive remodel since acquired (3-4 years oldest brrrr).   

They're cheap to do, compared to the money that you would gt back. and these strategies can be used over and over again, with each property acquired or rental-renovated.

I've purchased two properties personally utilizing seller financing and represented at least a handful of buyers acquire properties with private mortgages over the past five years including friends and family members.

Hi John,As you mentioned, refinancing to acquire more properties is a great way to increase your return on equity.