For myself, I currently look for buy and hold with long term appreciation. 

There will be many situations where you can help a homeowner save their home -  however, in other situations they just want to sell quickly which provides a wholesale, fix/flip, buy/hold opportunity for you. 

Fed can’t raise interest rates to hold inflation down due to Fed debt levels.  

the company is Tax Auction Investors and seminar solutions...i think from my research on videos etc that was or is thecompany they started as thier education company 

As noted I drank the cool aid on the high return higher risk and for me was not what I wanted .. now all we have is a few top shelf and I like that no calls values hold exit is real etc etc..

Do you want to buy and hold for long run appreciation, do you want day 1 cashflow, are you wanting to flip and stair-step into higher value properties, the list goes on. 

Since you're using hard money for your fix-and-flip, make sure you also have reserves for holding costs and unexpected expenses.

The contractors who do work for me have zero issues with me sourcing the material if disclosed up front and not holding them accountable for any material issues.  

While they may face intense competition, if you’re able to hold onto your investment for at least five years, you’ll likely be in a strong position.

With the hold periods on BRRRRs nowadays, your margins will get crushed with hard money interest payments/points/fees.