It also requires gaining a level of sophistication and knowledge that not everyone has the time, inclination or ability to do.

If you don't care about income and are more of a capital gain kind of guy, prices are already high (as you noticed) and there's plenty of land available to buy so I'm not sure how much is left in the tank.

A deal killer has nothing to gain from telling you it's a bad deal.

I’m in CA also and paid cap gains on huge profits to the tune of 28%, which included CA state cap gains.

So I just wanted to present the raw facts, hear everyone's opinions, and obviously gain some knowledge and tips from investors! 

I'm excited to take some of those pictures and see how it improves.Something we have done that seems to gain attention is our first image is a collage of 4 of our top photos plus the property name and marketable info.

If you're starting with this model, it can be highly beneficial as it allows you to gain first-hand experience with the daily operations, actions that must be taken, requirements, market demands, and more.

The higher credit, higher income, gainfully employed S8 tenants are choosy about where they live and do not want to live in a bad, high crime area.By buying in an area that appeals to high quality S8 tenants, the arbitrage that you might see between S8 being higher than market might disappear.So that being said, it’s more important to lead by location than strategy.Happy to talk further if you like.  

Sounds more like trying to win a popularity contest, aiming to gain votes and likes from people here that also have something against wholesaling.But OK let me play along.Let's fact-check this:OP: "It’ll truly be strange to even hear people and gurus trying to make big money off it."

Why on gods green earth if you can save on commission, gain experience, meet investors and manage your own properties would you want to invest in a market outside of where you are?