Why over complicate it?

@Luis MazaIf you struggle with a wholesaler, reach out for more, there's usually a dozen or so good wholesalers in every market in the land....In addition to that, as a business strategy I would say that a great thing any flipper can do is develop their own off-market seller marketing techniques.

During the hype, I tried reading up on it but it was just too complicated.

It's not complicated and doesn't need a deep dive, just simple search terms........

Same pet, two different owners, can have two different outcomes.Haven't though of this yet, but Alecia Loveless' technique of putting in the lease that tenants pay for any/all pet damage is smart.

Quote from @Michael Plaks: @Jamie ParkerDrop trying to "think like a businessman", "reinvest in your business", "level up" etc - the fewer empty words you pollute your brain with, the clearer is your thinking.Solid advice - I think a lot of people try to make investing more complicated than it needs to be with uncessary jargon.Examine how you acquired property #1 and property #2See if there is anything that you can do to acquire more properties faster.

I'm not in favor of the mortgage broker if your situation isn't complicated where you need their services and pay the broker fees. 

To make it more complicated, I have ACV insurance, so that makes it harder.

We live in a very intersting, diverse, and complicated market and understanding the intricacies is very important - especially for a new investor.Markets in the same zip code even have their own submarket and tendancies depending on location and its important to look at things hyperlocally in philly.

If you do 203k loan (FHA renovation loan), you can wrap the reno into the loan, but it is a bit complicated on the back end with the draws to the contactor.You are using a lot of book words that may not go together in real life so you want to start going to meetups in Des Moines and meeting other investors so you can see what they have done.