With this in mind, I recommend exploring other investment strategies that may provide better cash flow and ROI.

Networking at local meetups and connecting with agents who work with investors sounds like a great strategy.

The Retainer Fee is credited towards whatever they buy from us in the 90 days, so in effect, costs them nothing.Note: we're not doing this to make money, but to avoid the time-wasters.

Based on this some elements of my REI strategy are going to need to be adapted!

One thing though is that there are requirements coming into effect soon where wholesalers will need to get their license in PA for any properties that they wholesale, so you might want to look into that before it becomes official!  

For this protection to be effective, it’s crucial to keep your finances entirely separate from the LLC’s finances.

RBTR is his primary strategy in DFW and can probably share a few tips/recommendations with you. 

@Derick Jennings Without knowing more about your situation, I'd likely recommend a house hack, a strategy I wish I would have known about when I got started.

Stessa is not perfect but I like the capability, love the %5 interest rate on my associate account and have found the support honest and effective.  

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