Hi Christina, I've personally found Columbus Ohio to be an incredibly promising market, especially for fix and flip investments.

Hi TJ,I always suggest to clients that they take a look at homes in their market to see what other flippers are doing.Here a couple of example properties that you could look at and / or contact the listing agent for more information.This property is currently listed at $639,997 and sold for $375,000 on 1/18/2024.https://www.redfin.com/NJ/Bloomfield/465-Beardsley-Ave-07003...Another one to look at is this one that is listed at $694,850 and sold for $485,000 on 2/20,2024.https://www.redfin.com/NJ/Maplewood/77-Rutgers-St-07040/home...Hopefully this gives you some confidence and motivation! 

Good contractors are a precious commodity and any investor who has spent years and tens of thousands of dollars on contractors form hell will not feel motivated to share those with a stranger on the internet.

Is it better to constantly reach out to motivated seller leads or have motivated sellers reaching out to me?

Motivation is to overcome down payment hurdle for expensive houses for STR

I recently brought one of these situations to his attention and he became incredibly combative with me when asked to cease the action causing the liability.

We just got the pre-approval letter from an institution and out of the blue we are getting so many offers - Incredible! 

Rich doesn't last, successful does.You are young and motivated which is awesome, but you are chasing the wrong thing.

I'm not necessarily looking to invest in this area (probably upstate), but looking to meet people in the area I can learn from/build a like-minded community to keep me motivated.

Conduct thorough market research to identify target areas with high investor demand, distressed properties, and motivated sellers.