You are surrounded by many great investors up there ... find one, figure out how you can add value to what they are doing, learn, and thrive!

Last, I live in an area where the market is thriving and real estate prices are very cheap relative to the rest of the country.

I just want the data to be as accurate as possible so the legitimate companies thrive and the predatory companies die.For instance, here's an anonymized review snippit.  

BP squad, here's what I'm looking at: nice looking 3/1 brick ranch a right turn away from thriving Augusta Rd in Greenville, SC. 30K purchase price ARV of 75K (most pessimistic scenario)15K of rehab costs (pessimistic scenario)Hard Money Loan (HML) terms: 10% down ($4,500)$3,500 origination fee interest only loan at 10% for 13 months - ~$400 per month x 13 month  = $5200 max holding costs - goal to have property rehabbed and refinanced in 120 daysno prepayment penaltytotal cash needed to get into deal: $8k expected rent: $1000 / monthgoal is to hold onto the property for the long term and have a property that cash flows as area continues to appreciate. my only other deal so far is a rehab / rental that i purchased through a combination of cash out refinancing the down payment and having the seller hold the note. i've never dealt with HML so any advice you have would be greatly appreciated. thx!

Glad to see that BiggerPockets is still a thriving online community.

Great to hear that hudson county is thriving! 

Sorry for all the questions, I'm just curious to get a better idea of how investors are thriving in this market.

Okay, so for those of you who have interacted with me on here would know I'm a young thriving individual who is looking for his first wholesale deal in the market.

So don't spend a penny without a plan.Other than that, I wish you the best of luck, that you thrive with your new associates, and that you profit and have fun.

It is our job to analyze the market and take advantage of the best opportunities that it presents......if you lock yourself into one type of investment (buy and hold, lets say), then you do yourself a disservice by also locking yourself into a specific geographic region that doesn't necessarily present the proper conditions for that type of investment to thrive.