Have you read The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods by chance?

View report (BRRRR)I also ran the report as a quick flip using both the Flip Calc & Wholesale calc.View report (flip) View report (wholesale)Ultimately, the BRRR strategy will work best for me as I'd like to free up the cash to move on to the next project. 

@Robert FerrarI used Citizens Bank however it ultimately turned out to be a nightmare until I got it all sorted out.

Here's some more info:The 1031 Exchange Ultimate Guide for Real Estate Investors - https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/09/2...What are 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges & How Do They Work?

BP is the ultimate learning center for real estate investment.

Our ultimate goal is to eventually relocate to Los Angeles and using just the little we have learned on BP so far,we have quickly come to realize that this can be achieved with REI.

Just out of curiosity what were some of your lessons learned as far as unexpected setbacks ultimately delaying you from listing the property for 5 months?

Many wholesalers survive by getting around the rules without getting caught.

I guess ultimately you'd have to crunch the numbers and compare, but in my head that's what makes sense.

How about give us some more information about yourself, what goals you're wanting to achieve in the short-term (< 5 years), what resources you have at your disposal, and what it is you're hoping to accomplish ultimately by being a real estate investor (10+ years)?