Delay gratification is powerful and it's important to start your real estate investing journey early in order to reap the long-term benefits of real estate.

In Las Vegas, yards are less important because it's too hot or cold to enjoy them.

How important is it to have good credit when making these deals? 

Many lenders require buyers to occupy the home within 60 days, so confirming the lease timeline will be important to attract the best buyer and the strongest offer.

Of course it is very important to do proper due diligence on the investment and the operator.As far as self-directed IRA there are number of companies offering such service, this topic has been discussed here on the forum many times so you should search using this keyword and learn from those discussions.

The most important factors with wholesaling is credibility.

JC - I just got the app today after coming across it in this discussion and noticed that (although it's not on the mobile app) the desktop website has a tab to upload a csv file to import entries.

The property management is the most important part of any team and I trust mine all the way.  

While the price is important, a successful investment is driven by the ROI.

@Brian Bisdorf It's always important to vet tenants but as a general rule of thumb, the better situated the real estate, the better quality of tenant you can attract.