Getting the owner to talk to you and deal with you is tougher.

It's a lot tougher when you're in a serious relationship or have a family, so do it while you can.

Slab houses are a tougher sell in St.

I am looking to move back to Tulsa, both because of family and because the housing market where I live in Montana is much tougher than in the Midwest.I would love to find a way to jump into real estate investing, but I have a family and so I have to be able to support them.

Wholesaling to a buy n holder can be a little tougher so out more inspection time in your contract.

Banks are a lot more willing to negotiate short sales these days than they were two years ago -- I assume it's the fact that banks are finally willing to accept a couple things:- The number of owners in distress is NOT decreasing rapidly- It costs a LOT to foreclose- Balance sheets look MUCH better without lots of distressed assets on themThat said, you're in Georgia, and this is a tougher state to do short sales than most others, especially these days.

I have found that it is tougher to get into this business woking a full-time job; and no capital for marketing and/or purchasing properties with cash on hand.

I also usually go to the NERIEA in Chelmsford (This Wednesday) which is a good one and to @Justin Silverio 's quarterly meetup in Woburn, which happens to be 6/11.As I said you might find the numbers are tougher to make work, at least to start, in those areas.

As we all know the market is a much tougher these days so we are doing our best to stay disciplined and strategically expand our portfolio.  

And most HML is much much tougher on this BRRR model than when we were doing it pre 08.. knocked me right out of retirement and back to work...