At the moment I am still at my W2 job but hoping in time to move full time in RE that being as Broker, FT PM,  and project manager for investor who are looking for support managing rehabs. 

I'm Chris, cybersecurity professional, and getting into wholesaling in Austin, TX and Northern California (Sacramento, SF/Bay area), all areas I know intimately. 

At this point in time, I’m losing money.

You might find it useful to attend a meetup or two just to learn how other folks got their start into the industry :) I host a small/intimate meetup once a month in LIC, check it out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1214850-meet...

page=1&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Transactional:%20topic_notification&utm_content=Transactional#p5535505https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/referencesHere are my interviews on the BP podcast:Podcast Episode #847 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-847Podcast Episode #994 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-994Podcast Episode #626 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-626I'll be happy to answer any additional questions you have so reach out at any point in time.

Alot of unknowns as you don't have the ability to walk the property beforehand, but interesting process, and pretty good deals exist there.While the Trustee Sales are cash purchases, there are many hard money options that can turn over the funds in time for the 24 hour funding required to complete the purchase.If you are interested, let me know and I can go into more detail, as well as make some other suggestions for you to consider. 

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what you find. 

Like @Kyle Mccaw noted there is significant value in goodwill and I imagine you profited nicely over this pleasant long term relationship. 

Everyone I spoke with was knowledgeable and pleasant.

We're relatively new STR owner/operator in Highlands and have been very pleasantly surprised with demand even outside the peak summer season.