If you are a hard worker, can help others, and are open to learning, your best bet is to find a bigger brokerage with robust training and with teams in the marketplace.

I always like to rely on factual data, so for questions #1 and #2, I can tell if you invest in the "sunbelt states" of Arizona, Texas, Florida, you are in very robust markets - see the chart below that combines population growth/migration with rent growth... then, if you have reservations on investing long-distance, research on multifamily syndications.

Justin Stamper we play on city fields and they don't allow alcohol on the fields.

Our company is actively building this out to be more robust.

@Faridah ClarkWhether real estate investors use their properties to generate rental income or to bide their time until the perfect selling opportunity arises, it's possible to build out a robust investment program by paying a relatively small part of a property's total value upfront.

few comments.. there are companies that do the MLS resell think great western.. not a fan of that buyer gets screwed most of the time.its regional.. your in a very robust market.. simply not that many distressed assets.. that's really the bottom line.you go to Detroit or other big mid western old cities and wholesaling of low value assets is how they are sold 90% of the time.. in our market in PDX many of the top court house steps and bigger flipper wholesalers have moved to new construction.. again lack of inventory and too many people chasing too few deals.. and many are contractors.. hard to compete against guys that are just buying a job.

Also, the rental market for the $250k and up segment isn't nearly as robust as sub-$200k, generally speaking.Perhaps, consider finding another investor to partner with on a few flips, to build up your available cash to somewhere in the $100-150k range.

Robust growth of money supply in the economy and 3.

You can create more robust asset segregation schemes within the IRA LLC or Solo 401(k) umbrella. 

I blame the robust market