Properties with fewer than five units are classified as residential, making the loans ineligible for sale on the secondary market through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Hello Camille,Wholesaling is a sales and marketing business.

It takes enough of your margin, which you don't have because you put so little down in this market.

Listen to podcasts, read books, and if you plan to invest in the Netherlands find some resources that speak to that market specifically.

Unsure about STR regulations in Charleston but I would advise you to search "arbitrage" on this forum and read up on the hundreds of pros and cons responses here before diving in to any market using the arbitrage model.

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I use my license for multiple activities: Of course- comps, when buying and when selling, tax data- to see what I am about to pay when i own the home ( for long term holdings), check the DOM (days on the market) for the subdivision I am either buying on, or when I plan on selling, etc. 

Let's say you paid $250k for it, and it's now market value $500k.

It may take 1-2 years and by the end you will have forced some appreciation from the renovations but also got some natural appreciation from the market.

Explore off-market deals where competition might be less intense.Don’t get discouraged—success in these markets often comes from building strong connections and thinking creatively about deal sourcing!