You will learn a lot more talking to people in a room that you will on a forum because good or bad, a lot of people will not say thing online that they might tell you in person.That's why I would look for a local REIA group or SEVERAL, fly to that city and attend these events and talk to people, get the lay of the land and ask about what you are being told and see if it vibes.Back in 2008, 9, 10 I was getting calls from a lot of out of state investors who had scooped up houses at great steals here in KC for 100k $150k and their cash flowing tenants had vanished, or stopped paying and been evicted, the property had been vandalized and they wanted to sell  . . . back then the most I would offer them was $5 to $10k. 

You got your house pre-pandemic at a steal and refinanced at those incredibly low rates, allowing you to undercut the competition significantly.

The wholesaler claimed the person seemed normal and thought the relative was trying to steal their property.

There is a story circulating about a group of criminals stealing in NY then going to different states (including FL) to spend the $ they're stealing up here. 

Some GC's are crooks for sure but if these ones are finishing the work in a timely manner, doing quality work, and it's just going a little over budget, then that's pretty normal. 

or criminals that will jsut case the houses and come back and steal everything.

Purchase price: $610,000 Cash invested: $50,000 I bought it off-market in 2023, thinking it was a steal.

---Many owners don't want to lower their rents to S8 limits.3) S8 Rents are higher than Market Rents: Newbie investors that don't know all the facts are often getting screwed by crooks.

Maybe he's a crook and you'll expose him.

You're a crook in their opinion because you own a house and they would never afford it.