My biggest advice for people would be as follows.Know why your in the real estate game, and why a specific niche.

I think the 2 biggest hurdles are finding the right team to do the work, given you won't be there to monitor it 1st hand.

Definitely agree with Doug, telling the truth and being transparent is one of the biggest advantages that you can have as a wholesaler.

With that said, an agency agreement gives the agent incentive to work with you to find a property.

Two of the biggest challenges I face are that I’m not very liquid at the moment, and the Seattle area is extremely expensive.

And the BIGGEST advantage, more ways to monetize a lead.

Biggest thing is not letting the tax tail wag the dog. 

My biggest goal for 2024 is to be around more like-minded people.

Thats not my model and homes at that price point havent penciled out for me but im very much doing BRRR in my market with properties that do pencil. we add ~50k-60k of equity per BRRR on properties around 200-230k ARV  You can definitely create equity in D.C. though the 200k listed above is highly unlikely, the biggest issue is at those price points you are deep in the red cash flow wise after refinancing. 

Some people seem to get locked in to one place they find, or a place a friend or family member is selling without really evaluating the available market.In a small town in East Texas I would think your biggest risk is a big player coming to town that can absolutely crush a smaller player.