It is harder, more difficult, more risky to wholesale without a license.

The guy even makes calls to difficult seller's live right infront of you so you can hear what an expert does to overcome objectives..

You are excluding possibly the majority of available tenants to focus on the most difficult to manage and the ones who are most likely to leave your property heavily worn and damaged, all other things being equal.

That's unusual and it would be very difficult to find a passive investment like that.Also direct control means I know exactly what's going on.

this is very, very difficult to do at a distance. 

getting cash flowing rentals in those states is certainly possible, but much, much more difficult than advertised. 

You’ll want to invest in areas that have tenant interest but also aren't on the extreme end of neighborhood quality—this means avoiding the very toughest spots, where turnover can be high and managing tenants can be difficult.

That's unusual and it would be very difficult to find a passive investment like that.Also direct control means I know exactly what's going on.

I have to choose between a much cheaper market that I live in that is much easier to cash flow, but finding good renters could be more difficult.

It sounds like you are off to a great start for 2025 and have a good plan.Finding good deals is often the most difficult part of the process.