A couple of things. 

I'm new to the Real Estate Investing community/business and would like to get a couple tips on wholesaling locally here on Oahu.

I've been reading over the forums regarding house hacking and I've come to a couple conclusions:1.

Many investors have shown preference with avoiding tsunami zones and high risk flood areas as well as greater clarity on anticipated insurance costs as part of their search criteria and due diligence. 

If you want to buy, give a couple Sears Outlets a call, they normally have a couple sets around and since they likely sit for a decent amount of time the store might be motivated to drop the price a bit to move it.

I have had this goal of buying my first duplex and have talked to real estate investors, realtors, lenders, appraisers and have been encouraged so much to where I am anxious to dive into this.Now that I am 18 I have absolutely no debt, a credit score of 727, I have 28k sitting in a certificate of deposit, a couple years of working consistently under my belt, I’ve also been investing in my Roth IRA, I feel very blessed to be in this situation.I am still in high school, I know it wouldn’t be smart to buy a house right now but something in me is so anxious to buy this house I know I have to have patience but I don’t know if I should start the process of getting pre approved, finding a good investor friendly realtor, lender, preparing my documents or if I should just wait.When analyzing deals in my market I have crystal clear real estate deal criteria my strategy is house hacking a duplex, price range of 500,000-600,00 in Salt lake, Utah! 

We have purchased a few properties over the last couple years paying cash but now trying to have a more concise plan moving forward since finding BP.

However I only know the western Oregon market and this type of RE wholesale would only work in the midwest or south where real estate isn't as crazy high demand/low inventory/above market value as Oregon is, so I can't apply my same parameters/experience/cost of renovations/what local buyers prefer/high demand neighborhoods vs slums etcMost RE programs have lots of reviews but this program seems to have no easy to find honest reviews from folks that are not connected to promoting it

I had dipped my toe in a couple of fix and flips before the market crashed in 08. 

However I've been told that emails are highly preferable because they can track the IP address....anyone could pick up someone's cell phone.