Because the chances of successfully concluding a wholesale transaction when you lack experience, knowledge and capital are so infinitesimally small that you’d be better off playing the lottery.  

He’d likely play the role of buyer’s agent, contractor, and rental listing agent—something we successfully did last June.

Not the cash flow play a lot of people expect. 

Then you hire a coach to accelerate your learning and take you to the next level.Using a sports analogy, it would be foolish to hire a basketball coach if your intent is to play pickup games every Saturday for fun.

Hi John,I like playing with raw land, too, in Snohomish county, WA, just north of Seattle. 

Exactly 1 year later my first tenant moved his family in where his kids and dog can play in the massive yard while raising 2 cows in the barn.

This one will cash flow a little when we move out but it was a bit more of a long term play for us (5-10) years, so we need the time to make it worth it.

.: https://natlawreview.com/article/texas-federal-court-issues-nationwide-injunction-against-enforcement-corporateYep we shall see how this plays out 

Sometimes the best investment is found in a 'transitioning' market that is just outside the 'great' market and is in play to be the next great one. 

As an investor in a market where cash flow does not come often and appreciation is a bigger play, I understand your mindset.