While there are certainly opportunities for finding trades and deals in these areas, they’re often pursued by local, mom-and-pop operations.

That is how I've operated for years, well before the NAR fiasco and as agents, we have always been advised from referring to status quo, standard, typical, etc when it relates to commissions.It continues to amaze me how many buyers/investors believe the agent value is finding them "deals."

On the business management side, I've invested roughly $10k into the systems for financial and operations through courses and consultants.A great Facebook group I'd recommend Remodelers Community -- I know it says remodelers but this group has a resource called the "remodelers vault" where members have pitched in their resources like contracts, cash flow trackers, QC checklists and more that are invaluable starting out as a residential GCBest of luck, you got this

Missy is one of the top 10 turnkey operators in the US.. 

Hawaii is one of the two markets I operate in (and Anchorage, AK).

I have seen several offers from operators around the country who are offering interest rates of sub 6% for a 30-year fixed mortgage with a 20% down payment required, NO POINTS.

Do what you say you're going to do, on the seller side and your buyer side.I've done acquisitions for a few years now and I understand how to analyze and close deals pretty good along with having a fully operational running business (from TC, dispositions, etc.) to handle new contracts and get these contracts to the closing table. 

I don't understand why they operate this way.

Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

I am guessing his hands are tied as Norada is simply the marketing company and I am guessing no operational control of Wagner.