The wholesaling market is very saturated in every market of at least 50k pop, so you have to work hard to make good money. 

I also predict new licensing and regulations for these types of investors as more and more of the mom and pops get wiped out.Time will tell where the dust settles, but thes syndicators often promoted (not necessarily by BP) will be caught with their pants down.

Nickerson was definitely the OG of mom and pop residential REI. 

I see these popping up all over my town and it looks to be saturated, although I do live in a very dense area as well.  

Additionally, the property has a pre-existing designation as an Artist Dwelling.I’m looking for insights on the following:What defines an Artist Dwelling?

I popped on the site just a few years ago, and it has dramatically changed my financial future.

What I've seen is that the most probable "problem tenants" (Section 8 or otherwise) are looking for "mom and pop" or unexperienced / unprofessional Landlords to take advantage of.

I did a search on investment properties in Lehigh valley area and this thread popped up.

He comes across like a very basic con artist slime-ball to me, preying on insecure people by acting confident and successful, which people mistake for actual success.

I can tell you that for sure, without any question at all, that no brokerage cares about you unless they are a small mom-and-pop (and they won't have the technology stack to help you grow unless you only want to stay local).