The long term prospects just don't "feel" that great. 

Or they think the NAR and MLS run the industry, and their 'brokerage' (and by extension, they...) are to "report all earnings," and somehow a PROSPECT (vs. a CLIENT) is somehow "brokerage property."

If your tenant moves out on the 30th, and you take 3 days to clean and paint, then your prospective tenant has paid for a month in his previous place and won't move until the first of the next month.

It deters Out of State investors as myself..Im from NYC so everything is relative, even though both cities are very competitive I still find them manageable compare to my local market..

hey ashley im new as well i been in atl 7 years and just now staring this journey myself but things look positive already been driving for dolllars found a lot of good prospects ... so im just networking to widen my fellow investor base, lemme kno if you need any tips .... much success to you !! 

If you plan on the wholesailing route and want to do it in your own back yard I would suggest you get your Real Estate license for the following reasons:1)    Real Estate sales is all about prospecting.

What are the long term prospects of the community?

Find someone that will go walk prospective properties and send you videos.

That's a smart way to filter out the ineligible prospects.

Prospecting to get clients will be the hardest part in my opinion.