Louisiana is a wild card state, IMHO.

You can look on the map and see all the building going on around here, its wild to see how much building is going on New Publix down the street and much much more.

Also try to invest close to home first if possible it helps you learn the real wild world of REI.

This has kept our neighbors happy after we had a few people who were having wild parties, threatening our neighbors, running illegal operations (yes!!)

Tax assessed value does not reflect market value and can be wildly different.Nobody can answer your question without knowing your market.

Wholesalers IMO can be sleezy, no regulation, no one to report to, it's kind of like the wild west.... one called and offered me a house -- $5K more than he posted it on the market.   

However, that amount can vary wildly from 40%-60%+. 

So when you pair the fact that there are no standards of ethical conduct that wholesalers must abide by, they have no oversight and the fact that it's pretty much the wild west with these people going out and trying to rip as much equity as they can from a deal and it's not hard to see why people are against brokering without a license.

I have cash for 30% down and $30K of repairs (that's a wild-*** guess and it could need only $10K, but this is my first rehab, so I want to be extra safe).  

I listened to the recent podcast titled "How to Laser-Focus on the Wildly Important With Author Chris McChesney".